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I Love Our Community: Memories from a Southeast Alaska Fishing Town
Where Family, Fishing, Basketball, and History Come Together There are places you live, and then there are places that become part of who you are. For me, that place is Metlakatla, Alaska. Here in Southeast Alaska, surrounded by water, mountains, forests, and a history that reaches back generations, I have always felt a deep connection…
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Every Gift, Every Share, Every Voice Helps Preserve Our Heritage
💙 An Update for Our Metlakatla Heritage Foundation Supporters We want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported the Metlakatla Heritage Foundation and our GoFundMe fundraiser. Every donation means something to us. Whether it’s $5, $25, $50, $100, or more, your gift is helping us take the next steps…
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Metlakatla Heritage Foundation — Building Partnerships, Preserving Our Future
Building Partnerships, Creating Possibilities, Preserving Our History I have been receiving quite a few questions lately about the Metlakatla Heritage Foundation and our fundraising efforts, so I wanted to take a moment to share an update with the community. One of the questions I have been hearing is: “Will there be opportunities for LOCAL fundraising,…
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An Update from the Metlakatla Heritage Foundation
A Vision Rooted in History, Hope, and Community As I begin this journey of creating the Metlakatla Heritage Foundation, I want to share a little of what is in my heart and why I am doing this. I am working on this project because I believe in our community. It saddens my heart to see…
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“What was once spoken around me, I now wish I could speak for myself.
I Wish I Had Learned Our Language There are times when I find myself thinking about my childhood and wishing things had been different. I wish that during my growing-up years, especially in grade school, our schools had taught us our Native language. I remember my grandparents speaking the language. I would hear them talking…
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The rain, the rivers, the salmon, and the quiet rhythm of coming home.
When the Rain Finally Comes Notes From Alex There are some evenings when the weather simply feels right. Tonight was one of those evenings. After several weeks of beautiful sunshine, warm days, and skies that seemed to stretch forever, the first real fall rain finally arrived. And around here, that rain is more than just…
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Can We Forgive?
Our Culture Can Become the Bridge Between the Pain of Yesterday and the Hope of Tomorrow. Food for Thought from Notes from Alex I live in a small Native village in Southeast Alaska. Maybe that is why, as I have been reading and studying more about Native villages across our land, I have found myself…
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~LUGYETGAS NA AMHALAAYTS NIISHLUUT~
THE RETURN OF NIISHLUUT’S CHIEF HEADDRESS Welcoming Chief Sidney Campbell Home Today, I had the opportunity to witness something truly beautiful. As I watched the events unfold, I found myself thinking about the notes and words shared by Myrnell Bertold and Clifton Guthrie, and about the important part Mique’l Dangeli has played in bringing this…
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A Short BIO of Alex Atkinson, Jr.
About Alexander H. Atkinson Jr. Alexander H. Atkinson Jr. was born in Mt. Edgecumbe and raised in Metlakatla, Alaska, a community that has always been home. He is the son of Alexander H. Atkinson Sr. and Roberta Hudson-Atkinson. His paternal grandparents were Harris and Elizabeth Atkinson, and his maternal grandparents were Harold and Miriam Hudson.…
Notes from Alex 