The Chilkat weaver is one of 15 people to win a $100,000 SHIFT award, which will support her project, “Protecting the Material Sovereignty of Our Indigenous Homelands.”
Arts & Culture
Juneau officials might rename this public space ‘Peratrovich Plaza’
Right now, this prominent public space is called “Archipelago Lot 2A.” Few people know the name.
A movement to celebrate Reconciliation Day in place of Alaska Day continues to gain steam in Sitka
In recent years, a movement to recognize Reconciliation Day in place of Alaska Day continues to gain steam.
Haines high school art students debut skate park mural project
The mural project by Haines high school students includes art pieces inspired by pop art, planets in orbit and a large formline killer whale.
With 3 bold marks, Indigenous women helped revive a once-banned tradition
Grete Bergman was among the first Gwich’in women to get traditional facial markings since colonizers barred the practice. She and markings artist Sarah Whalen-Lunn did it for their daughters.
Native-owned Nome business makes traditional garments with modern materials
Alice Bioff’s designs merge traditional and cultural Alaska Native values with modern materials.
Juneau poetry event spotlights forced displacement of Native people
The last day to view the “Echoes of War” exhibit is Saturday, Oct. 16.
New ‘Dear Kin’ exhibit celebrates Indigenous members of the LGBTQ+ community in Alaska
Filmmaker Alexis Sallee said she hopes viewers can learn and find comfort in the exhibit, knowing that there is a place for LGBTQ+ people in Alaska Native culture.
Sealaska Heritage, Tlingit and Haida host training for Native Youth Olympics coaches
The games are based on hunting and survival skills that allowed the Inupiaq people to live in Arctic conditions.
New book by Alaska author Tom Kizzia explores ghost town era of McCarthy
Tom Kizzia said the new book builds off of research he did for his bestselling 2013 true crime book, “Pilgrim’s Wilderness.” That followed the story of Papa Pilgrim, who settled in McCarthy with his wife and 15 kids in the late 1990s.