June 4, 2020: (23) A Letter to the Editor from Elisabeth Shafer about racism. Click here to read the letter.
ANB Celebrates Peratrovich
February 16, 2020: (10) ANB hosted a celebration of civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich, with speakers, a shared meal and Native dance groups.
Thanks to The Sitka Sentinel!
February 13, 2020: (11) Thank you, Sitka Sentinel, for celebrating Indigenous cultures and people! Modern, accurate and honoring images of Indigenous people in the media are not common. The Sentinel and all media outlets that work to change this deserve
STA hosts ‘Running Brave’
February 24, 2020: (12) Sitka Tribe of Alaska and SEARHC host a screening of Running Brave, a film about Oglala Lakota athlete Billy Mills. He defied the odds and became the best distance runner at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Click
Zooming For Change
June 15, 2020: (31) The Sitka Decolonization Dialogue group gathered electronically to brainstorm how to make use of the current momentum to bring about positive change to Sitka.
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.
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