The Alaska State Council on the Arts is urging Alaska’s congressional delegation to protect Native use of ivory after recent domestic ivory bans.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Nome-based non-profit hopes to revitalize Inupiaq with ‘language nest’
Coming to the region at the start of the new year is a “nest” project focused on Inupiaq language revitalization. A Nome-based non-profit organization called Inuusiq Inc., which started up this year, is spearheading the project.
Ernestine Hayes named Alaska State Writer Laureate
The Juneau author and memoirist is perhaps best known for writing “Blonde Indian.”
Interviews about Alaska Native education recorded
The Juneau Public Library recently celebrated the addition of 30 local oral history interviews to the its permanent collection and archive.
Native Americans in Oregon say Kennewick Man is one of them
Kennewick Man is an ancient skeleton found along the banks of the Columbia River by students in 1996. The discovery caused a legal battle between Northwest tribes and scientists.
Beth Kerttula returns to Juneau with a message: It’s time to plan for ocean’s future
Kerttula helped two regions write the country’s first marine plans, and worked on some issues particularly important to Alaskans.