Celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day at the City Museum on Friday, February 16 with activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. including screenings of the film For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska and an Elizabeth Peratrovich scavenger hunt among the museum’s exhibits.
Museum admission is free for the month of February thanks to the generous sponsorship of Michelle Storer.
Activities
All day – Elizabeth Peratrovich Scavenger Hunt. Pick up a booklet at the front desk and use it to find and record information about Elizabeth Peratrovich located in the museum’s permanent exhibits. Show your completed booklet and receive a notecard designed by Crystal Worl when complete. (This activity is best for older youth but younger children can complete it with adult help.)
All day – Arts-integrated local classroom projects honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich’s contributions to civil rights in Alaska on display
All day – Free copies of In Sisterhood: The History of Camp 2 of the Alaska Native Sisterhood available to take home
10:15 a.m. – Film screening of For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
11:30 a.m. – Reading of the Governor’s Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Proclamation
12:00 p.m. – Live stream of Tlingit & Haida Native Issues Forum honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich’s legacy
1:30 p.m. – Film screening of For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
2:30 p.m. – Film screening of For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska