Arts & Culture

At a time when monuments of colonizers and enslavers are being debated and removed across the country, a mural is going up this July 4th in the birth place and on the birthday of a Native civil rights leader. The new mural in the Southeast Alaska community of Petersburg celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich, her legacy as…

Neiman Marcus is selling a so-called “Ravenstail knitted coat” on its website, which the lawsuit alleges copies a notable Alaska Native weaver’s design. 

Two members of Blackwater Railroad Company tested positive for the coronavirus and performed an in-person show while at least one of them was potentially infectious.

The mask fits similar to those worn in public to protect people from contracting COVID-19.

In Alaska, the names of settlers and explorers can be found everywhere: roads, cities, buildings and statues — all reminders of Alaska’s colonization and the impact it has had on the Indigenous population.

“Molly of Denali” is the first nationally distributed children’s series to feature a lead character who is Native American.

Wallace has photographed every Celebration since it began in 1982.

Celebration 2020 has been rescheduled for June 2021.

While the city will miss out on bed and sales tax revenue this year with Celebration postponed, Native artists who come from all over to sell their traditional handicrafts will feel the financial hit even more.

Deborah Head was a committed judge during the competition. She parked her car in a friend’s driveway to download pictures.