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.

 Here is an email I received about the baby from my sister Kathleen in N.Y.:

Hi  Granny,

Can you e-mail me Sarah’s mailing address and  phone#

Do  you think she’d prefer clothing or silver for Caroline??

xo k 

and my response?

 Diamonds.

Also, just so you know, I usually don’t “blog” on column days, and the deadline for Dispatch columns is Thursday or Friday ( this week it was Friday…) which means you’ll have to wait to read about the library party for Ellen and Reba until the Dispatch prints it.