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.

 At least now when people say I’m a Kumbaya singing why-can’t-we-all-get-along softie, they will be right. I sang Kumbaya today at Haines Assisted Living with Liz and her guitar and the folks that live there. It’s a nice song, really, once you get past the whole Kumbaya thing. Everybody knows it, from elders to toddlers. All together now, “Oh, Lord, Kumbaya.”