Alaska Native Arts & Culture

Juneau’s Qacung Blanchett is one of nine artists or groups from the circumpolar north who performed Saturday in Pan-Arctic Vision.

This week’s word is cháatl, or halibut.

Lou Logan is reconnecting with part of his heritage and helping to preserve an endangered craft by building a traditional qayak inside the Alaska State Museum.

This week’s word is aasgutú, or forest.

For decades, the kootéeyaa lived inside the U.S. Forest Service office in Juneau. But on Saturday it was rededicated to its new home inside the visitor center.

This week’s word is keitl, or dog.