Elder Voices: Vince Pikonganna
Join “Elder Voices” for a special presentation from the KNOM Archive of two interviews with King Island elder Vince Pikonganna. Interviewed in both 2003 and 2013, Vince shares his story and his hope for future generations.
At Wales’ Kingikmiut Festival, Dancing to Heal
The Native dance tradition has been revived in Wales and other communities over the past 20 years, after decades of cultural suppression by colonial forces. Today, as one elder put it, “coming here makes us feel whole.”
Alvanna-Stimpfle Named a “Native American 40 Under 40” Awardee
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development President said of Alvanna-Stimpfle and the other 39 winners, “whether it’s in business, tribal government, journalism, academia, or non-profits, 40 under 40 winners (are) shining examples for all of us to follow.”
A farewell for the Little Sisters
After more than six decades in the sub-Arctic, the Little Sisters of Jesus are moving on to points south. Through your support, KNOM brought their incredible story to the airwaves.
Elder Voices: Wilfred Anowlic
“Eskimo dancing and singing makes you feel good. It makes you forget all the problems you have in your life, your mind. It’s just like turning everything over to the care of God.” – Wilfred Anowlic Episode 1: Music Episode 2: Subsistence Episode 3: Peace
Elder Voices: Vince Pikonganna
On this month’s episode of Elder Voices, hear from Vince Pikonganna of King Island. Vince remembers his youth on the island, and along the way, sharing his knowledge of Inupiaq values and customs his elders passed down to him. Listen to Vince tell his story:
September 1981: Marilyn Koezuna joins KNOM
September 6, 1981 Marilyn Koezuna joins the KNOM air staff. Marilyn is a King Island Inupiaq Eskimo who helped the station while in high school. She returns as a Jesuit volunteer, the second Alaska Native to do so for a full year.