Juneau Mayor Ken Koelsch will give an update on the state of Juneau\u2019s Indian Point to the City and Borough Lands and Resources Committee meeting in Assembly Chambers at 5 p.m. today.<\/p>\n
Indian Point, also known as Auke Cape, is one of the original village sites of the Auk\u2019w Kw\u00e1an but has been out of the tribe\u2019s possession for decades. It is located past the ferry terminal, but before Auke Recreation Area, and separates Auke Nu Cove and Indian Cove.<\/p>\n
In 2016, Indian Point was added to the National Register of Historic Places<\/a>. In 2017, a movement has begun to get a portion of the land back to those who originally inhabited it. The City and Borough of Juneau owns roughly two-thirds of the land, and next month, city officials will discuss relinquishing the land.<\/p>\n According to today\u2019s agenda, Koelsch will update the state of Indian Point after his recent communication with Auk\u2019w Kw\u00e1an members.<\/p>\n In August of last year, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation Executive Director Dionne Cadiente-Laiti wrote a letter<\/a> to Koelsch and the CBJ Assembly describing why the city should return the land to the Auk\u2019w Kw\u00e1an, but through a loophole. Instead of going directly to the Auk\u2019w Kw\u00e1an, the land would go to Goldbelt Heritage, which Cadiente-Laiti wrote, \u201cwould welcome being the cultural keeper of Indian Point on behalf of and in concert with the Auk\u2019w Kw\u00e1an.\u201d<\/p>\n Goldbelt Heritage is a nonprofit organization committed to fostering and preserving the rich culture, language and stories of the Tlingit.<\/p>\n Committee receiving update on New Juneau Arts and Culture Center development<\/span><\/p>\n The CBJ Finance Committee is holding its first meeting since the end of the budget season in Assembly Chambers at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n On the agenda, the committee will receive information on the planning of the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center (New JACC).<\/p>\n