Chef Rob Kinneen

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Chef Rob Kinneen

Chef Rob Kinneen talks with Janine Gibbons and Kari Petersen about the highlights of his career and his particular interest in sourcing locally and seasonally. He seeks to cook within the limitations of village life, place and lifestyle in mind. Rob is currently the Outreach Director for North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS) a non-profit that is dedicated to addressing economic and health crises that affect Native communities by re-establishing native foodways.

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Weaving

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Weaving

Katherine Monahan interviews Debra O’Gara about her woven work on exhibition at the Clausen Museum in Petersburg for the annual Pride Show. Then Janine Gibbons interviews Evelyn Vanderhoop, renowned Haida weaver, about finding her way to weaving, and the ways that it enriches her life.

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Love of Basketball

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Love of Basketball

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. This episode of Voices of Séet Ká Kwáan was created from a Listening Project interview. The full interview can be heard at the Listening Project link below.

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Civil Rights Pioneer

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Civil Rights Pioneer

In this excerpt from a Listening Project recorded in 2010 Amy Hallingstad's descendants discuss her civil rights activism and how she fought tirelessly for the rights of Indigenous People. Amy was a leader who worked on desegregating schools, voting rights, union formation, advocating for better healthcare for Indigenous people, and the Alaska Native Settlement Claims Act of 1971.

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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Day (May 5th)

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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Day (May 5th)

Debra O'Gara talks about the relevance of May 5th, about tribal justice systems, and her hopes for the future. Debra is the Senior Policy Specialist for the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center and focuses on laws and policies concerning domestic violence and sexual assault for Alaska Natives.

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Lingít Aaní

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Lingít Aaní

Diane Benson talks about the formation of the Petersburg Indigenous Awareness Committee. Avery Herrman-Sakamoto, Brenda Louise, and Jeanette Ness discuss Tlingít Aaní, Indigenous land, and what it means to be Indigenous.

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Naomi Michelsen, Kaasei (Tlingít)

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Naomi Michelsen, Kaasei (Tlingít)

Naomi Michelsen, Kaasei (Tlingít) is Wooshkeetaan, Eagle/Wolf belonging to the Shark House of Berners Bay, Alaska. In this episode Naomi discusses respectful harvesting guidelines for traditional gathering on Tlingít Aaní. Naomi grew up in Petersburg and now lives in Ketchikan. She is the owner of Kaasei Training & Consulting, a business she started to inspire people to appreciate Indigenous foods, plants, and people. She believes in the power of culture as prevention, intervention, and healing.

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