I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.

Yes. No school. The library is closed, the clinic is closed. The senior center is closed. No pre-school, no Headstart. The post office is even closed. Steve on the radio says, “only the emergency and snow clearing personnel should be out right now.” Yikes. This is absolutely nuts.