Letter to the Editor

Herring eggs much appreciated

Wrangell Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (CCTHITA) would like to thank Trixie Kalkins-Bennett of the Ketchikan Indian Community and fishermen from Ketchikan, Colleen James-Olson and Esther Reese, Wrangell Cooperative Association administrator, for collaborating with us, and to the people who helped distribute herring eggs, a cherished traditional food of the Tlingits, to the community on April 21.

They include Annette Thompson, Jamie and Caleb Stough, Jerry Lee Knapp, Liz Romane of Tribal Transportation, and especially CCTHITA board members Luella Knapp, Lynn Allen, Christine Jenkins, Harry Churchill, Tom Gillen Sr., Virginia Oliver and Arthur Larsen.

Susan G. Stevens

Wrangell CCTHITA president