S1E8 - Episode 8 - The Legacy of the Sitka Native Education Program

In this episode of Our Grandparent’s Teachings, our host Daanax.ils'eik (Chuck Miller) shares about the Sitka Native Education Program (SNEP) that was started in the 1970s. We will hear about the founders of SNEP and its history from the beginning. We will also hear from a few of the programs first students, Kaax'áxooskaa (Lillian Young) and Kichnaalxh (Larry Garrity), and the impact SNEP had on them. Included, you will hear songs from the Gajaa Heen Dance group and some archived stories. Please tune in and join us as we learn about this rich way of life. 

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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. Raven Radio Technical support for Our Grandparents' Teachings was made possible in part with funding from the Rasmuson Foundation administered by the Alaska State Council for the Arts and Artchange Inc.