360 North is planning an evening of programming dedicated to Walter Soboleff on Friday. The celebrated Tlingit elder, educator and Presbyterian minister died May 22 at the age of 102.
360 North will air “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” a history of the Presbyterian church in Alaska, at 8 p.m. This will be followed by a 1987 program from the KTOO video library, “A Conversation with Dr. Walter Soboleff,” at 8:30 p.m. At 9 p.m., 360 North will rebroadcast “A Celebration of the Life of Dr. Walter Soboleff,” the Alaska Native Brotherhood and community memorial service recorded in Juneau on May 28. Coverage of the memorial service was made possible by Sealaska Corp. and the Sealaska Heritage Institute.
The entire Celebration of Life memorial service in also available on the web at http://gavelalaska.org/media/?media_id=SPEC110528A.

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Add commentI wonder how
the Presbyterian Church will explain shutting down his church.