Petersburg Pilot -

Tommy Joseph, master woodcarver and Tlingit artist, gave a Technology, Education and Design talk in the borough assembly chambers last Thursday. Joseph talked about his experiences traveling the world learning about Tlingit battledress and how he incorporated that knowledge into pieces he crafted called “Rainforest Warriors” that are in display at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau.

His work was inspired in 2004 while researching the battledress used during 1804’s Battle of Sitka that pitted the Russians against Tlingit warriors.

“I wasn’t satisfied with what I found in the books...