Angoon's new killer whale kootéeyaa represents a clan’s legacy

Angoon's new killer whale kootéeyaa represents a clan’s legacy

A screenshot from Shgendootaan George’s slideshow shows the kootéeyaa that was raised in the 1980s and the one raised this year. (Courtesy of presentation) Addressing an audience in the clan house inside the Walter Soboleff building in Juneau, Shgendootaan George laid out the history of three killer whale totem poles that have stood next to her clan house in Angoon. The latest was raised in August. The lecture was part of a Sealaska Heritage In…