Civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich honored with new cedar bench
Posted by Katherine Rose | Jul 6, 2021
Woodworker Zach LaPerriere stands beside the yellow cedar bench honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich. The photograph was taken in March, mid-project. The completed bench was featured during the weekend’s Fourth of July festivities to celebrate Peratrovich’s birthday, July 4, 1911. (KCAW/Rose)
Despite the absence of an official fireworks show, Sitka’s Fourth of July was celebrated with the usual festivities this year. But the 4th day of the month marks another important occasion: Elizabeth Peratrovich’s birthday. Some Sitkans honored the Alaska Native civil rights leader with a new and useful monument.