TRUCK FIRE – Firefighters knock down a fire in a Ford Explorer truck in Arrowhead Trailer Park in the 1200 block of Sawmill Creek Road Saturday evening. One person received fire-related injuries and was taken to the hospital, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said, and the truck was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Warren said. The fire hall received the call about the fire at 5:33 p.m., and one fire engine with eight firefighters and an ambulance were dispatched, he said. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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More than two hundred Sitkans gathered Monday night for the first Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at University of Alaska Southeast, Sitka Campus.
Each of the state university’s Southeast campuses held its own event. In Sitka, there were guest speakers and workshops on food and art, centered on the theme of deer.
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, and local city, education and tribal leaders spoke to the multi-age crowd, noting the day of celebration was a long time coming.
Mallott, who is Tlingit from Yakutat, a graduate of Sheldon Jackson High School and former director of the Alaska Federation of Natives, noted that Alaska is now the second state in the nation to have a day that recognizes the contributions of indigenous people.
“To think there would be this kind of recognition ...” he said. Mallott said there was a time when having such a celebration would not have been imagined, that diverse peoples would come together, have respect for each other and acknowledge that they can learn from one another.
“Because quite frankly, as I look out on the world today, I believe we need more than ever that kind of strength, that kind of (empathy), that kind of respect, that kind of coming together, that I truly believe will make Alaska, in the times of my children, above any in our nation a beacon for what is good and right ...”
STA Tribal Council member Woody Widmark and Sitka Deputy Mayor Bob Potrzuski ceremonially signed companion resolutions passed by the tribe on Sept. 20 and the Assembly Sept. 26, related to Indigenous Peoples Day. Gov. Walker signed the bill recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day on June 24.
Widmark spoke of the decades-long government-to-government relationship between the City and Borough of Sitka and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, which has resulted in collaborative projects for the benefit of all Sitkans.
“We’re citizens here, and the two can collaborate for the good of the community,” Widmark said.
Fred Hope and Harriet Beleal, representing the Alaska Native Brotherhood, spoke at the event about prejudice, events in Sitka’s history, and the role of ANB, ANS and the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes in providing opportunities and fighting racism.
Dionne Brady-Howard, speaking as a member of ANS, said Indigenous Peoples Day is an important event, but only a step toward addressing issues of racism and inequality. She challenged others to think of ways they can make a difference, to achieve “true change.”
“It’s a first step, but it’s still just the first step,” she said. “I challenge everyone here to think tonight about what you’ll do to make sure the first step is not the only step toward change.”
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20 YEARS AGO
March 2004
Businesses using the Centennial Hall parking lot testified Tuesday against a proposal to charge them rent in addition to the $200 annual permit fee. City Administrator Hugh Bevan made the proposal in response to the Assembly’s direction to Centennial Hall manager Don Kluting to try to close the $340,000 gap between building revenues and operational costs.
50 YEARS AGO
March 1974
Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand President William S. Paul Sr. will be special guest and speaker at the local ANB, Alaska Native Sisterhood Founders Day program Monday at the ANB Hall.