Petersburg Indian Association

The Petersburg Indian Association and the Petersburg Public Library will jointly implement the Many Voices, One Community project with programming on topics such as preparation of traditional foods and medicines, subsistence methods, Northwest Coast art and design, and Tlingit language and history. Cultural content will also be incorporated into regular library programs such as the Summer Reading Challenge, story times, and K-grade 5 after-school programs. Facilitated community dialogues will provide a structured, neutral forum for community members to share their ideas and discuss solutions to issues facing the community as a whole. Oral histories of elders and tribal members will be recorded, digitized, and made available online. Materials related to Tlingit culture will be added to the Library's collection and support the programs offered.