A steering committee was formed by the League of Women Voters' Juneau chapter, including Carolyn and George Brown, Cheryl Jebe and Marjorie Menzi; with Tlingit elder Marie Olson providing guidance, educator Brenda Campen creating the viewers' guide, and Annie Calkins as the project evaluator and editor. The project was made possible in part by a grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum and National Endowment for the Humanities, with matching funds provided by the Alaska League of Women Voters and financial support from Sealaska Heritage Institute. The film documentary and viewing guide were made available to all Southeast Alaska middle and high schools, as well as libraries, in December of 2013, after peer testing, focus group feedback and pilot runs in a number of Southeast Alaska communities. George Brown said the film would be available at 19 libraries and 28 middle and high schools.
