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Oct 16 2018

Screen shot of Nicholas Galanin of Indian Agent performing a Red Carpet Concert during Celebration 2018 at Beast Flow Studio in Juneau, AK.

Red Carpet Concert: Indian Agent, ‘Refined’

By Annie Bartholomew | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Juneau, KRNN, KXLL, Southeast

Trickster Company, Kindred Post and KTOO Public Media present the 2018 Celebration Sessions featuring Indian Agent.

By Annie Bartholomew | October 16, 2018 5:02 am

Oct 15 2018

Elder Ugiaqtaq Wesley Aiken delivers his keynote address at the 2018 Elders and Youth conference at the Denai’ina Center in Anchorage on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.

‘Our ancestors are our fire’: Elders and Youth conference kicks off in Anchorage

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture

The annual conference precedes the Alaska Federation of Natives convention each fall, designed to strengthen inter-generational connections and share indigenous knowledge around the state.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | October 15, 2018 6:58 pm

Oct 15 2018

Screen shot of Lily Hope performing her poem "One Square in Inch Chilkat Weaving as part of the 2018 Red Carpet Celebration Sessions.

Red Carpet Concert: Lily Hope, ‘One Square Inch in Chilkat Weaving’

By Annie Bartholomew | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Juneau, KRNN, KRNN Tune IN, KXLL, KXLL Tune In, Southeast

Trickster Company, Kindred Post and KTOO Public Media presents the 2018 Celebration Sessions featuring Juneau artist Lily Hope.

By Annie Bartholomew | October 15, 2018 5:00 am

Oct 13 2018

The Atautchimukta dance group performs at the 2017 AFN convention.

Elders and Youth, AFN kick off in Anchorage next week

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy

The three-day event organized by the First Alaskans Institute is designed to strengthen inter-generational relationships and develop indigenous leadership across Alaska. This year’s theme is “Our Ancestors, Our Fire.”

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | October 13, 2018 12:00 pm

Oct 09 2018

Alaska tribes gather together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Arts & Culture

“We have much better outcomes for our children and families when we know exactly who we are as people.” said state health commissioner Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | October 9, 2018 12:20 pm

Oct 08 2018

Ketchikan celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Southeast

Ronny Robert Pungowiyi is Siberian Yupik. To him, Indigenous Peoples Day means learning where he came from.

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | October 8, 2018 7:13 pm

Oct 02 2018

Nerdiness and fandom abound at Anchorage’s 13th Annual Senshi Con

By Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media | Arts & Culture, Community, Southcentral

There’s an instant connection to each other that attendees find appealing. It’s a judgment-free zone and a chance to wear your interests on your sleeve – literally

By Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media | October 2, 2018 2:49 am

Oct 01 2018

Bethel man ordered to appear in court for advertising moose meat on Facebook

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Food, Wildlife

It’s illegal to sell big game meat in Alaska, but sales of subsistence foods are a constant presence on the social media site and regulations governing the trade of these foods can be inconsistent and confusing.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | October 1, 2018 4:50 pm

Sep 28 2018

To institutional gatekeepers, indigenous artists say, ‘share your power’

By Scott Burton, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Health, Juneau, KRNN, KXLL

Tlingit and Dena’ina playwright Vera Starbard says she let non-indigenous audiences compromise her art.

By Scott Burton, KTOO | September 28, 2018 1:50 pm

Sep 25 2018

Presenter Prairie Rose Seminole talks with Samuel Johns following the "Voting Rights 1010: Achieving Equity in Civic Empowerment" break out session at the First Alaskans Institute Social Justice Summit at Centennial Hall on Monday, September 25, 2018. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

First Alaskans Institute brings social justice leaders to Juneau

By Annie Bartholomew | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Juneau

The two-day gathering discussed identity, becoming an ally, decolonization and political activism through presentations and performances from leaders in the social justice community.

By Annie Bartholomew | September 25, 2018 8:15 pm

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Red Carpet Concert: Indian Agent, ‘Refined’

‘Our ancestors are our fire’: Elders and Youth conference kicks off in Anchorage

Red Carpet Concert: Lily Hope, ‘One Square Inch in Chilkat Weaving’

Elders and Youth, AFN kick off in Anchorage next week

Alaska tribes gather together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

Ketchikan celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

Nerdiness and fandom abound at Anchorage’s 13th Annual Senshi Con

Bethel man ordered to appear in court for advertising moose meat on Facebook

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