A Piece of Kake
Join co-hosts Sarah Campen and Mona Evan for stories of community, culture, and a whole lotta food from the village of Kake, Alaska: a traditionally Lingít community that Haida, Tsimshian and others now also call home.
A Piece of Kake
Two Pandemics & Devil's Club - with Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert
This episode we are honored to spend time with the incomparable Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert. She tells us stories of living through both tuberculosis and COVID, and speaks about her relationship with S'áx't (Devil's Club).
For more information on S'áx't, check out this video from Sealaska Heritage Institute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faZh2l-16Xs
For more on Alaska's deep history with tuberculosis, we recommend the book "Must We All Die" by Robert Fortuine. "Gumboot Determination: The Story of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium" by Peter Metcalfe is another amazing read, and includes photos of the M/S Hygiene and the tuberculosis wards at Mt. Edgecumbe hospital, both of which Ruth references.
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 by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music by Blue Dot Sessions. A Piece of Kake is supported by the US Institute for Museum and Library Services.
