2024, Dena'ina, KMTA Stories 17 Oct 2024 Kahtnuht’ana chu Yaghanen (Kenai River People and the good land) A story that my mother shared with me is that the Kenaitze Dena’ina originated from sisters who traveled from the… Rachel Blakeslee
2024, Dena'ina, KMTA Stories 16 Oct 2024 Relocation of the Darien-Lindgren Cabin In 2005, as the new Cultural Program Coordinator for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, my first big task was coordinating the… Rachel Blakeslee
2024, Dena'ina, KMTA Stories 14 Oct 2024 The Other Creation Story: A traditional Dena’ina story Today, our people have a good opportunity to determine what kind of society and what kind of government we want.… Rachel Blakeslee
2023, KMTA Stories 22 Oct 2023 Resurrection Creek: Bringing More Salmon to Hope’s Backyard A conservation organization, a mining company, and the U.S. Forest Service sit down to plan a project... That may sound… Rachel Blakeslee
2023, KMTA Stories Cecil Rhode with his filming equipment. 15 May 2023 Cecil and Helen Rhode By Clark Fair It is nearly impossible to pass through Cooper Landing and fail to notice craggy Cecil Rhode Mountain… Karen Lewis
2022, History, History Articles, Iditarod, KMTA Stories, Lowell Family, Seward The Mary Lowell Homestead. Photo courtesy Resurrection Bay Historical Society, 21.1.4. 04 Oct 2022 Iditarod Trail Pioneer Alfred Lowell Alfred Lowell was born in 1876, the son of Frank and Mary Lowell, who settled on Resurrection Bay in 1884,… Karen Lewis
2022, Big Jim, Clark Fair, Cooper Landing, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Mining History Big Jim's gold nugget & Mercury head dime 06 Jul 2022 More Fun in the Finding than in the Having – Part Three By Clark Fair AUTHOR’S NOTE: Last time, we learned how “Big Jim” O’Brien and “Little Jim” Dunmire came to the… Karen Lewis No Comments
2022, Big Jim, Clark Fair, Cooper Landing, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Little Jim, Mining History Little Jim & Big Jim with furs. 28 Jun 2022 Coming Home & Battling a Bully – Part Two By Clark Fair AUTHOR’S NOTE: Last time, we explored the story behind the name of Jim’s Landing, on the Kenai… Karen Lewis No Comments
2022, Big Jim, Clark Fair, Cooper Landing, History Articles, KMTA Communities, KMTA Stories, Little Jim, Mining History A friend approaching the Jims' home near Schooner Bend. 22 Jun 2022 Coming in for the Landing: An Origin Story – Part One By Clark Fair The name itself receives little attention, but the “Jim’s” in Jim’s Landing is misleading. The apostrophe implies… Karen Lewis No Comments
2022, KMTA Stories, Skiing 05 Mar 2022 Devil’s Creek Nordic Ski Loop is a Worthy Stop By Amanda Sassi When driving through the variable roads between Turnagain Pass and Kenai Lake, you could likely zoom past… Karen Lewis No Comments
