A tale of two Metlakatlas: Part 1
Many Alaskans are not aware there are two Metlakatlas. The first is in British Columbia, a short ferry ride from Prince Rupert. It’s the original settlement founded by the followers of Anglican lay-priest William Duncan.
KRBD’s Leila Kheiry talked with an elder of that community during a trip to Prince Rupert last fall; and then with some residents of Alaska’s Metlakatla just last month, in anticipation of that Southeast city’s upcoming Founders Day celebration.
In this f
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