A Piece of Kake Sarah Campen & Mona Evan

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 Wal...

In summer of 2019, we were honored to sit with Rosalind Shaquanie and hear her beautiful stories of growing up in Kake. Rosalind passed away last month, and we wanted to remember her by sharing a re-publication of our interview. In this episode, Rosalind teaches Sarah and Mona about seal hunting and processing, and shares a story from one remarkable seal hunting trip when she was a girl.A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan. Audio engineering by Eri...

In this episode, we pay a visit to two of Sarah's favorite people: Anthony Gastelum and Georgie Davis Gastelum. They give Sarah a tour through the Bear Crossing Center, a space they have developed as Anthony's art studio and a venue for community art-making. Mona and Sarah chat signs of spring, and Mona introduces everyone to skunk cabbage. This is our final episode for spring: we will take a break this summer to do harvesting of our own! A Piece of Kake is created and produ...

Join us for a very special episode with Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert. Dr. Ruth shares the history of the Keex' Kwaan Dancers and her personal journey from knowing "nothing" about Lingít dance and music to dedicating her whole heart to saving Lingít songs and passing them on. A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan. Audio engineering by Erin McKinstry. Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and perform...

C'mon back to Mona's kitchen! Part two of our interview with Joel Jackson. Hear Mona and Joel's family fishing stories and learn how their smoked coho turns out. A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan. Audio engineering by Erin McKinstry. Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Our logo is by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music ...

Take a trip to Mona's kitchen! Join Sarah, Mona, and Mona's Uncle Joel while they process coho salmon and talk salmon stories. This is part one of a two-parter. A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan. Audio engineering by Erin McKinstry. Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Our logo is by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music by Blue ...