Shareholder Awarded Judson Brown Scholarship
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has chosen a Stanford student who aims to become a tribal lawyer as this year’s recipient of its Judson L. Brown Leadership Award. The honor was given to Tlingit, Athabascan and Aquinnah Wampanoag student Jade Araujo, who has held...
Special Use Permit Awarded for Thayer Hydro Project
On June 20, Kootznoowoo, Inc. received a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) that will allow the corporation to move forward with the next steps of development of the Thayer Hydroelectric Project in Angoon, Alaska. Kootznoowoo has been working on...Angoon Students Name & Launch Dugout Canoe
By Claire Stemple, Alaska Beacon Angoon students led a procession of regalia-clad residents down the village’s Front Street on Monday. Elders and family members looked on as they sang and drummed Tlingit songs in the afternoon sun, then joined in dances — the killer...