Sitka Indian Village was once home to over forty Lingít clan houses. Today, only eight of those are still standing, and even fewer serve as active clan houses.
Perhaps sharing the leading roles in Juneau High School’s 1915 theatrical play clinched the relationship that bloomed into the MacKinnon family legacy of keeping Juneau clean. Young Hazel Jaeger and Sim MacKinnon were praised for their acting in the May 7, 1915 issue of the Alaska Daily Empire.