S1E11 - Episode 11 - We Are Our Grandfather's Abalone Earrings

Episode 11 - We Are Our Grandfather's Abalone Earrings

Join us for as we continue to explore the important impact that the Sitka Native Education Program (SNEP) has on the native youth in the Sitka Area. Hosted by Daanax.ils'eik (Chuck Miller) and featuring interviews with SNEP instructors Dorothy Gordon & Lakrisha Johnson as well as current SNEP students Naomi Miller & Julio. We also hear archival tape from Kaal.atk (Charlie Joseph Sr.), songs from SNEP participants, and a poem from Gaaw (Pauline Duncan). 

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The radio version airs live on 91.1 & 104.7 FM on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 PM AKST (8 PM Pacific Time) on KCAW from Sitka, Alaska, on Lingít Aaní land.

Produced in collaboration with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Artchange, Inc. & KCAW. Support for Our Grandparents' Teachings was made possible in part with funding from The Alaska Humanities Forum and The National Endowment for the Humanities.