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Cultural Healing House
Kake Healing House Photo by
“The Healing House is a vision for a safe place for our Lingít people to heal from generational trauma and substance abuse."
—Joel “Dáxhajóon” Jackson, Founder
s'áxt' graphic by Kake artist Chloey Cavanaugh
The Healing Center is in Kéex’ Kwáan (Kake), on Portage Bay on Kupreanof Island in Southeast Alaska—on ancestral Tlingit lands that have nurtured our people for generations.​
Our story:
Our vision:
To transform a historic, repurposed logging bunkhouse into a sanctuary of healing, where traditional practices and modern support systems converge to nurture body, mind, and spirit of our Lingít Peoples.
For thousands of years, the rural villages of Southeast Alaska have thrived on Lingít Aaní, compatibaly living in with the land and waters. Today, the Kake Cultural Healing House project by the Organized Village of Kake seeks to carry forward that legacy. This vision for a cultural healing hosue is born from the vision of community leaders and cultural healers who know that healing isn’t just about overcoming trauma—it’s about reconnecting with our identity, traditions, and the spirit of the land.
