High School Coaches and brothers, Rick and Dino Brock, sit down with student player, Devon Guthrie, and Petersburg Indigenous Awareness Committee members, Diane Benson and Kari Petersen, to discuss the pride basketball brings to a community, the history of basketball in Southeast, and what basketball has brought to their lives.
Read MoreWill Ware talks with Kari Petersen about growing up in Petersburg, being raised by his Lingít Grandparents, Billy and Marth James. He tells about traditional Lingít harvesting methods and storage of foods before refrigeration that he was taught. Will discusses the traditional structure of Lingít society and cultural protocols needed to keep the ancient culture alive today.
Read MoreRay Duguqua sits down with Molly Taiber to talk about growing up in the village of Kake in the 1930s. He tells about going to Fish Camp in Saginaw Bay with his grandparents, about Kake Day, and what it was like to leave the village to attend school in Sitka. This is a rare glimpse into a world that now only exists in memory.
Read MoreIn this Listening Project conversation Jonas Hallingstad, Skip Hallingstad, Colyn Lyons and Brenda Louise discuss the legacy of Amy Hallingstad
Read MoreGloria Ohmer came to Petersburg as a young woman and has been involved with St Catherine's Catholic Church since her early days in town
Read MoreKris Norosz, the Director of Government Affairs at Icicle Seafoods, INC., sits down with Sue Paulsen to talk about how she got started in the seafood industry.
Read MoreJane Smith and Gina Esposito have worked together as archaeologists for over 20 years on the Tongass National Forest.
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