Posted by KCAW News | Dec 17, 2020
Pictured, from left: Duane Lindoff, Izzy Jackson, Louise Brady and Dionne Brady-Howard. The photo was captured during the filming of . It is the opening scene to the film where the four in the photo perform the “Sheet’ká Kwáan Entrance Song”
Filmmakers Louise Brady and Lee House of the Herring Protectors (Formerly Herring Rock Water Protectors) joined KCAW’s Katherine Rose to discuss the recent premiere of their film. “Yáa at Wooné (Respect for All Things)” premiered at the Anchorage International Film Festival last week. Listen to the full interview here:
If you’d like to see the film, visit the Herring Protectors Facebook page here, where you can reach out to the filmmakers for a link.
Contested election delays swearing in of Tribal Council members
Posted by Katherine Rose | Dec 11, 2020
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council election was held at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi Community House in early November, but the results from the election have not yet been certified (Photo/KCAW)
Although the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Tribal Council Election was held nearly a month ago, the election results have not been certified, and the newly elected council members have yet to be sworn in. The reason for the delay has not been publicly disclosed, and even the presumptive winners were not invited to recent proceedings on the matter in Tribal Court.