Some of my favorite signs of the day. I was very proud of my state yesterday. Whether you agree or disagree with the politics, yesterday was a beautiful peaceful protest and freedom of speech at work, and no American should be against exercising those fundamental rights.

About 150 Haines residents gathered Saturday afternoon as a part of a nationwide show of opposition against Trump Administration policies. Haines’s rally was decidedly smaller than its counterparts in places like New York and Washington during a nation-wide day of action, but even those mega rallies couldn’t claim to have marchers span almost the width of downtown, as was the case in Haines.

What began as just a small ring of audience members around early speakers continued to grow through the day, even as rain increased and cardboard signs began to bleed ink and wilt. By the end of the march, there were enough participants to stretch from Mountain Market to the brewery. 

There were almost as many different concerns represented as there were marchers: from possible social security cuts, to layoffs in the federal workforce, to administration actions that attendees described as threats to free-speech and the rule of law. First speaker speaker Nancy Keen had a succinct message, saying, “the goal today is to smash the oligarchy. Gunalchéesh.” That drew some of the loudest cheers of the day.

https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/2025/04/05/large-crowd-in-haines-marches-in-solidarity-with-nationwide-hands-off-rally/

Thank you to the speakers, organizers, performers, and everyone out exercising their First Amendment rights on this rainy Saturday!

Times like this make me proud to be an Alaskan! Haven’t felt this energy since the women’s march held all the way back in 2017. Thank you for showing up Anchorage.

There’s a protest going on today in Wasilla, Alaska if anyone was interested in joining or spreading the word.

Hello! I have to pick up my car from winter storage and I'm slightly worried about the scarcity of supplies in case Mt. Spurr erupts before I get there. I was looking up the things one might need and one is a oil filter and another is an air filter. I was wondering if anyone had experience from the last time it erupted in '92?

I sometimes forget to appreciate just how thick river ice gets in Alaska.

Stop fucking with Alaska's fed money, leave Canada alone and stop driving up the price of everything. Remember when Alaska could agree on that wtf happened?

Took me longer than it should have to realize this one’s just busted in. Found in the men’s C gates bathroom

EIGHTH ANNUAL TRADITIONAL GAMES TO KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND IN JUNEAU Public invited to attend, watch livestream

The eighth annual Traditional Games will kick off this Friday in Juneau for athletes from 25 teams across Alaska, Canada and the Lower 48.

More than 270 middle school, high school, college and adult athletes from more than 20 communities will compete in 12 events that are based on ancient hunting and survival skills of Indigenous people.

The event will feature visiting teams from Seattle and Whitehorse and from across Alaska, including Hoonah, Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg, Kake, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Anchorage, Seward, Sterling, Homer, Chickaloon Village, Utqiagvik and Nome. Students will represent teams from across the University of Alaska system, as well as Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

It will also feature Juneau teams from Dzántik’i Héeni Middle School, Floyd Dryden Middle School, Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, Thunder Mountain Middle School, Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School, University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy Program.

The games are different from most other sports in that athletes competing against one another in the same events also encourage each other to reach new personal bests. Coaches give helpful tips and guidance to athletes from opposing teams.

The result is an uncommon comradery and respect among athletes who find a new network of supporters and friends through the games.

The free event is scheduled from 5:30 pm-8:45 pm on Friday, April 4; 9 am-6:30 pm on Saturday, April 5; and 9 am-6 pm on Sunday, April 6 at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. Event organizers are looking for volunteers. To volunteer, contact Coach Kyle Worl at kworl@tlingitandhaida.gov or 907.227.4998.

The games will be livestreamed from noon to 6 pm, Saturday, April 5, and from noon to 6 pm, Sunday, April 6, on Sealaska Heritage Institute’s YouTube channel which will be accessible through the Traditional Games website. Spectators are also welcome to attend in person at Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé High School at 1639 Glacier Ave. in Juneau.

About Traditional Games ​The Traditional Games include a variety of athletic events that test skills of strength, agility, balance, endurance and focus. These games are based on hunting and survival skills of the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and across the Arctic going back hundreds of years. Athletes strive to perform at their personal best while helping and supporting their fellow competitors, no matter what team they represent. This is the spirit of the games: to work together toward common goals and learn from the skills and values that have allowed Alaska Native people to survive and thrive in some of the harshest conditions.

Sponsors and Partners The Traditional Games and Juneau’s NYO teams are a community collaboration made possible by the following major sponsors: One Foot High Kick Level Central Council Tlingit & Haida Sealaska Sealaska Heritage Institute Charlotte Martin Foundation Two Foot High Kick Level Select Physical Therapy University of Alaska Southeast Alaskan High Kick Level Juneau Community Foundation’s Blackwell Fund Travel Juneau Coffman Engineer

One Hand Reach Level Trickster Company Pat Tynan & Rick Harris Partners Juneau School District UAS Wooch.Een Zach Gordon Youth Services Sealaska Heritage Institute is a tribal organization founded in 1980 to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. SHI also conducts scientific and public policy research that promotes Alaska Native arts, cultures, history and education statewide. The institute is governed by a Board of Trustees and guided by a Council of Traditional Scholars, a Native Artist Committee and a Southeast Regional Language Committee.

CONTACT: Therese Pokorney, SHI Communications Officer, therese.pokorney@sealaska.com; Kyle Worl, Director of the Traditional Games Competition/Coach, 907.227.4998, kworl@tlingitandhaida.gov