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Alaska Archeology Month - April 2006

Calendar of Events

Alaska Archaeology Month will be celebrated across the state with a series of free public events.

ANCHORAGE
Saturday, April 1st – 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Alaska Native Heritage Center
Ninth Annual Alaska Atlatl Fun Throw and Competition, sponsored by the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) and the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology. Come give it a try! Bag yourself a seal or even a wooly mammoth!
   10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.: Fun Throw & Practice.
   1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Atlatl Demonstration & Competition. Prize awarded for top score.
Contact: Richard VanderHoek @ 269-8728 or ANHC @ 330-8000

Monday, April 3rd – 9:00 a.m. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Office
Join Chris Campbell for a seminar on relevant cultural resource laws and policy.
Contact: Chris Campbell @ 729-3798

Friday, April 7th - 2:00 p.m. Chester Park Senior Center
Public lecture: “National Historic Landmarks: Legacies of Alaska’s Past”, presented by National Park Service archaeologist Becky Saleeby.
Contact: Becky Saleeby @ 644-3477

Thursday, April 27th – 7:30 p.m. Pioneer Hall
Public lecture: “National Historic Landmarks: Legacies of Alaska’s Past”, presented by National Park Service archaeologist Becky Saleeby.
Contact: Becky Saleeby @ 644-3477

Throughout the Month
Presentations to high school Alaska Studies classes – Anchorage School District
Contact: Becky Saleeby @ 644-3477

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CRAIG
Thursday, April 20th – 7:00 p.m. Craig High School Auditorium
Documentary film "Kuwóot yas.éin: His Spirit is Looking Out From the Cave" chronicles the discovery of a 10,000 year-old campsite at On Your Knees Cave on northern Prince of Wales Island and the partnerships that developed among Alaska Native people, scientists, and the Tongass National Forest in the study of this place. Terry Fifield, Tongass NF archaeologist, will answer questions and provide information on other current archaeological happenings on Prince of Wales Island.
Contact: Terry Fifield @ 826-1642

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HOONAH
Monday, April 17th – Friday April 21st Hoonah High School
Forest Service archaeologist Jeremy Karchut will discuss archaeological discoveries with high school students.
Contact: Jeremy Karchut @ 747-4228

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KETCHIKAN
Saturday, April 22nd – 7:00 p.m. Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
Documentary film "Kuwóot yas.éin: His Spirit is Looking Out From the Cave" chronicles the discovery of a 10,000 year-old campsite at On Your Knees Cave on northern Prince of Wales Island and the partnerships that developed among Alaska Native people, scientists, and the Tongass National Forest in the study of this place. Terry Fifield, Tongass NF archaeologist, will answer questions and provide information on other current archaeological happenings on Prince of Wales Island.
Contact: Terry Fifield @ 826-1642

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KODIAK
Thursday, April 6th – 7:00 p.m. Alutiiq Museum Gallery
Public lecture, “Living in Womens Bay: 7,300 Years of Alutiiq Settlement and Subsistence” Museum curator and archaeologist Patrick Saltonstall will sum results from a community archaeology excavation conducted in 2005.
Contact: Patrick Saltonstall @ 486-7004

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PETERSBURG
Date and Time to be announced. Petersburg City Council Chambers
Public lecture: “Archaeological Investigations at the North Point Site” Tongass National Forest archaeologist Jane Smith will present results of recent archaeological investigations at North Point, an ancient, partially submerged site.
Contact: Jane Smith @ 772-5937

Saturday, April 15th & Saturday, April 29th - 8:30 a.m. Sandy Beach Park
Site tour: Join Tongass National Forest archaeologist Mark McCallum for a tour of the 2,000 year-old Sandy Beach fish traps and rock art.
Contact Mark McCallum @ 772-5876

Tuesday, April 18th – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tides Inn Conference Room
Public lecture, “Ancient Fish Traps of Southeast Alaska.” Tongass archeologist Mark McCallum will present an Elderhostel lecture about 5,000 years of fish trap use, followed by a field trip to the Sandy Beach site.
Contact: Mark McCallum @ 772-5876.

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PORTAGE
Sunday, April 9th - 2:00 p.m. Begich, Boggs Visitor Center, Chugach National Forest
Public lecture: “National Historic Landmarks: Legacies of Alaska’s Past” presented by National Park Service archaeologist Becky Saleeby.
Contact: Becky Saleeby @ 644-3477

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SITKA
Throughout the month of April. Kettleson Memorial Library.
Forest Service and National Park Service archaeologists are teaming up to display archaeological discoveries from the Sitka area.
Contact: Jeremy Karchut @ 747-4228

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WASILLA
Saturday, April 15th - 11:00 a.m. Dorothy Page Museum
Public Lecture: "Early Migrations of People Through the Middle Susitna Valley" Fran Seager-Boss and Dan White will present results of archaeological investigations.
Contact: Fran Seager-Boss @ 745-4801

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WRANGELL
Saturday, April 15th – Time to be announced. Wrangell Community Gym
With Wrangell’s annual Garnet Festival, Tongass National Forest archaeologists will present hands-on activities for kids of all ages.
Contact: Gina Esposito @ 772-5971

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YAKUTAT
Tuesday, April 11th – 7:00 p.m. Yakutat High School Auditorium
Steve Henrikson, Curator of Collections at the Alaska State Museum will present a lecture, “Artifacts in the State Museum Culturally Affiliated with Yakutat.”
Contact: Steve Henrickson @ 465-2901

Wednesday, April 12th – 7:00 p.m. Yakutat High School Auditorium
Steve Henrikson and George Ramos present a lecture entitled “Tlingit Armor”.
Contact: Judy Ramos @ 784-3238

Tuesday, April 25th – Thursday, April 27th. Locations to be announced
The Tongass National Forest and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe are again sponsoring noted Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar to share her knowledge of spruce roots collecting, processing and weaving. The community is invited to participate with Ms. Rofkar as she collects and processes spruce roots in traditional ways. She will introduce weaving to interested people. Locations to be announced.
Contact: Judy Ramos @ 784-3238

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The Public Education Group of the Alaska Anthropological Association and its sponsoring agencies coordinates Alaska Archaeology Month.

The Bureau of Land Management created the 2006 poster, with assistance from USDA Forest Service and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium/Division of Environmental Health & Engineering. Additional assistance provided by Alaska Office of History and Archaeology and National Park Service.

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Last Modified: April 03, 2006