First Lady adopted into Tlingit clan

Gerry Hope holds money to First Lady Donna Walker’s forehead during a Tlingit naming ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. Paul Marks and Ishmael Hope help announce her name, Koodeishghé, four times. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO)
First Lady Donna Walker was adopted into the Tlingit Deisheetaan clan Thursday night. She was given a Tlingit name at the end of an indigenous literature reading she hosted at the Governor’s Mansion.
Writer Ishmael Hope announced the surprise honor. He