29. A small token of encouragement was left in the roundabout. The peaceful protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement have been happening every week. The are currently on Saturday noon -1. 2020
Persist!
Honoring George Floyd and BLM – A Letter
June 1, 2020: (21) A June 1st 2020 Letter to the Editor from Margot O’Connell, Eleyna Rose, and Michael Mausbach, in honor of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Click here to read the letter.
Support for the Silent Vigil – A Letter
25. A June 3rd 2020 Letter to the Editor from Norm and Toby Campbell in support of our silent vigil and ending systemic racism. Click here.
Mourning the Herring
January 23, 2020: (4) The Herring Mourning Ceremony was held at the State of Alaska courthouse and the story ends up on the front page of the Juneau Empire.
Project 108: an explanation and a tally
108 is a very important number in the East as it is here in Sheet’ka'(also known as Sitka and Novo-Arkhangelsk). In 1804 local people united and fought together courageously for their land. 108 years later, in 1912, local people once
Taking the target out of the City Seal
January 2020: The City Assembly unanimously voted to get a new city seal. The existing seal was created In 1971 and feature a cannon that is pointed at the location of the Tlingit fort that was actually shelled by
Thanks AC Lakeside!
June 2020: (30) AC Lakeside grocery store is posting pandemic information in Tagalog, Tlingit and English. Colonized communities feature one language and one strategy – assimilate. We thank you, Lakeside for your effort to change this!
Cultural Offerings for Daycare Centers
August 2020: The Sitka Tribe of Alaska started offering cultural classes and resources to local daycare centers.
Black Lives Matter in Sitka
June 2020: (28) Adult allies have been giving the young protestors at the roundabout food and encouragement. Peaceful protests in support of Black Lives Matter have been happening every week at the roundabout. We applaud all the supporters. Systems of
Juneteenth Commemorated
June 19, 2020: (35) Around 200 Sitkans cross the Harbor Drive and Lincoln Street intersection as part of a commemoration of the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed that the Civil War had ended and that they