A Skagway shop owner was found not guilty of misrepresenting Native produced art in federal court on Friday.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Native groups criticize fair board over rappers’ ejection
Alaska Native organizations are calling on an Interior Alaska state fair board to address issues of minority treatment and cultural insensitivity after a performance by two rappers was cut short and the men were ordered to leave the fairgrounds.
Walking tour explores Juneau’s art scene
A new guided art tour explores Juneau’s prolific art scene.
Sun’aq Tribe to open Alutiiq immersion school for children
The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak will be able to build an Alutiiq language program for preschool-aged children with the help of a grant it just received.
Want to learn Tlingit? There’s a new app for that.
Want to learn Tlingit? Sealaska Heritage Institute recently released two apps for just that.
Red Carpet Concert: Chantil Dukart
In collaboration with Trickster Company and Kindred Post we present the 2016 Celebration Sessions featuring jazz artist Chantil Dukart
Alaska Native elder and leader dies at age 77
John Schaeffer Jr., an Inupiat Eskimo elder and tribal leader in northwest Alaska, has died. He was 77.
Science and cooking collide to fight botulism
Scientists are trying to learn how to prevent botulism in seal oil, a main ingredient in many traditional Alaska Native foods.
Grounded by fog, would-be travelers watch Huna Tribal House festivities from afar
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to celebrate the opening of a newly completed Huna Tribal House and the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. But not everyone could make it. Tribal members and elected officials were stuck at the Juneau International Airport.
Collaborative Chilkat and Ravenstail robe nears completion
A Ravenstail and Chilkat robe with more than 40 collaborators is under final assembly in Juneau. The robe will be part of the Huna Tribal House opening ceremony this Thursday in Glacier Bay National Park. Project leader, artist and weaver Clarissa Rizal organized the project and said the inspiration came from a conversation with Klawock weaver Suzi Williams.