George Bennett Sr. and Mary Bennett sit across from Will Ware and Christy Ware who is holding and the newest member of the Ware family, granddaughter Ellie, while they enjoy moose stew and halibut dinner during PIA's Elder's Night in the John Hanson Sr. Hall.
The Petersburg Indian Association is celebrating the second annual Amy Hallingstad Day this week with a full slate of events, anchored by a four-day Tlingit culture class and culminating Sunday in an outdoor gathering to honor Amy Hallingstad.
The week opened Tuesday evening with Elder's Night, a community dinner at which PIA welcomed Sitka elder George Bennett Sr. and his wife, Mary. Bennett's "Tlingit 101" class began Wednesday and runs through Saturday at John Hanson Sr. Hall, with Amy Hallingstad Day to follow Sunday, June 28.
Although the class is partway through by the time this paper re...
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