Sven Haakanson Jr. has stepped down as executive director of the
Alutiiq Museum.
Haakanson, who won a
MacArthur Foundation award for his efforts to preserve Alutiiq language, history and culture, said he was going to pursue other opportunities.
"We've been able to raise a real awareness of the Alutiiq culture for everybody on Kodiak Island, basically around the world," Haakanson told The Kodiak Daily Mirror.
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(AP / The Kodiak Daily Mirror 4/7)
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