LITTLE CELEBRATION - Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School second-grader Luna Lysons, front, looks over as she dances this morning at the school during “Lingit Celebration.” The morning’s activities included the student dance performance as well as stations set up around the school featuring traditional food sampling and a variety of cultural art and Tlingit language lessons. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Tribe to Help Decide Fate of Statue of Capt. Cook
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The mayor of Anchorage has asked the Native Village of Eklutna to determine what happens to a statue of a British explorer following calls for its removal as monuments to historical figures are being dismantled across the country.
The statue is of Captain James Cook, who came to Alaska in 1778 in what is now known as Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet while searching for the Northwest Passage as an explorer for the British government.
Cook and his crew were the first Europeans to set foot in the region and were credited with discovering land that was already inhabited by Indigenous people.
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and Native Village of Eklutna President Aaron Leggett wrote a joint letter saying that “the statue is but one symbol among many that fail to fully and fairly recognize Anchorage’s First People.”
The letter was written in response to the Anchorage Sister Cities Commission, which suggested modifying the monument to reflect the history of Alaska Natives.
“Consequently, as part of the government-to-government relationship between the Municipality of Anchorage and the Native Village of Eklutna, we seek to establish a process that respects the crucial role and sovereign authority of local tribes as we more fully and fairly portray Alaska’s past,” the letter said.
In this Wednesday photo, a statue of Captain James Cook stands on a plinth in Resolution Park overlooking the Cook Inlet near 3rd Avenue in Anchorage. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Leggett said this is the most significant recognition from an Anchorage official of the village being a sovereign government. The Native Village of Eklutna is the only tribal government within the boundaries of the Municipality of Anchorage. It became federally recognized in 1982.
A decision has not yet been made on what will happen to the statue, but Leggett said he would like to see modifications at the statue site that represent the history and voice of the Dena’ina people.
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20 YEARS AGO
December 2004
Baranof Barracudas collected a trophy last weekend for having the most swimmers record their best times at the Alaska Age Group Championships in Fairbanks. Ben Adams and Alexandra Broschat earned the team of 13’s top finishes.
50 YEARS AGO
December 1974
The Baranof Senior Squadron, Civil Air Patrol thanks all of Sitka for helping the patrol celebrate CAP’s 33rd anniversary. Bob LaGuire, vice commodore of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, gave Commodore David Delong of the 17th Coast Guard Auxiliary of Juneau a tour of the new Sitka headquarters.
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