A Piece of Kake

Sarah Campen & Mona Evan

Join co-hosts Sarah Campen and Mona Evan for stories of community, culture, and a whole lotta food from the village of Kake, Alaska: a traditionally Lingít community that Haida, Tsimshian and others now also call home.

  1. MAY 14

    Goodáx̱ X̱át Sáyá?

    In this special episode of A Piece of Kake, elementary students at Kake City Schools answer the question Goodáx̱ X̱át Sáyá? Where Am I From?   Featuring the voices of students Mila Padgett, Desmond James, Kaleb Adams, Kayaani Mills, Bonnie Lewis, Jessica Padgett, Robert Wooten, Lucas Cavanaugh, Kayden Coby, and Emma Duncan.  This episode is developed in collaboration with Kake City School District through the Stories of Kake project. Stories of Kake is a year-long residency engaging students in literacy learning in Lingít and English, facilitated by Lingít language leader X̱'unei Twitchell and teaching artists Ryan Conarro and Sarah Campen. Stories of Kake is supported by an Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Early Education Program Grant and the program “Arts, Health, and Well-Being in Alaska,” a program of the Alaska State Council on the Arts.  Stories of Kake https://storiesofkake.weebly.com/ L'ingít Language Learning Resources https://tlingitlanguage.com/ Ryan Conarro https://www.ryanconarro.com/ George Ella Lyon, Poet "I Am From" http://www.georgeellalyon.com/ A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan. Audio engineering by Ryan Conarro. Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our logo is by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan.  A Piece of Kake is supported by the US Institute for Museum and Library Services and the Organized Village of Kake.

    29 min
  2. 05/18/2024

    Same People Of This Ocean - with Moani Heimuli & Marina Anderson

    A Piece of Kake is BACK baby!  Stay tuned for more stories of culture, community, and food comin' at you this spring and summer.  We are delighted to kick off Season 3 with a really special episode.  Last June, members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society brought Hōkūle'a, a 62 foot wa'a (voyaging canoe) to Alaska to launch Moananuiākea: a four-year voyage circumnavigating the Pacific Ocean using traditional non-instrument navigation. Our friend Marina Anderson from Prince of Wales Island got to join the Hōkūle'a crew through Southeast Alaskan waters. Our new friend Moani Heimuli is a member of the Hōkūle'a crew, a captain, and a wa'a builder.  Marina and Moani share with us the art of canoeing and the deep connections between indigenous peoples in Hawai'i and Alaska. Sarah's baby daughter Kōlea also makes some strong appearances.  This episode was so incredible to work on, and we can't wait to share it with you. You can learn more about the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Hōkūle'a, Polynesian Wayfinding, and more here: www.Hokulea.com (including a diagram of Hōkūle'a) www.WaaHonua.com Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions Past Voyages Follow @HokuleaCrew on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for more. In fall 2023, after predictions of extreme El Niño weather patters and the devastating fires in Lahaina, Hōkūle'a and her crew put Moananuiākea on hold and returned home to support their Maui 'ohana.  Our hearts are holding our Hawaiian relatives as they move through this huge loss. Recently, PVS announced that Mananuiākea will begin again in March 2025. The song "Star of Gladness", performed here by Israel Kamakawiwo`ole, was composed by crew member George "Boogie" Kalama during the 1976 inaugural voyage of Hōkūle'a from Hawai'i to Tahiti. A link to Bruddah IZ playing in Miloli'i here A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan.  Audio engineering by Ammon Swenson.  Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Mahalo nui loa to Justyn Ah Chong and Sonja Swenson Rogers at the Polynesian Voyaging Society for supplying additional audio for this episode.  Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our logo is by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan.  A Piece of Kake is supported by the US Institute for Museum and Library Services.

    52 min
5
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Join co-hosts Sarah Campen and Mona Evan for stories of community, culture, and a whole lotta food from the village of Kake, Alaska: a traditionally Lingít community that Haida, Tsimshian and others now also call home.