Tongass Voices: Playwright Vera Starbard on writing a Lingít Opera

T’set Kwei Vera Starbard is an Emmy-nominated writer who wrote Ḵutulagaaw, a Lingít opera. (Photo courtesy of Vera Starbard)
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond.
T’set Kwei Vera Starbard is an Emmy-nominated writer who has written six plays and multiple episodes of shows like Molly of Denali and Alaska Daily.
Starbard is the librettist for Ḵutulagaaw — an opera abo