Lingít artist and Juneau local Kaasteen Jill Meserve recently had her beadwork featured in the Native comedy series “Reservation Dogs.” Even though there are only a handful of episodes out right now, the show is the talk of the Native community.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Border with Russia to open for Bering Strait Festival in 2022
The festival will include a cultural summit, an Indigenous peoples’ forum, traditional sports competitions and a 43-mile boat crossing of the Bering Strait.
Unalaska youth learn Unangax̂ values, language and medicine at Camp Adgayux̂
Camp Adgayux̂, also known as Camp A, resumed in 2021 at Unalaska’s Community Center after it was canceled last year due to coronavirus concerns.
‘Chickaloonies’ comic puts contemporary spin on traditional stories
The name Chickaloonies comes from what Macheras’ mom called all the “crazy kids from Chickaloon.”
Anchorage recognizes city’s first people with new markers acknowledging Dena’ina place names
“We want Indigenous people to look at Anchorage as their place because it always has been,” said Melissa Shaginoff, an Ahtna artist from the Chickaloon Tribe who designed the iron artwork that adorns the signs.
Southeast Alaska State Fair wraps up after 4 days of festivities in Haines
The last event of the fair weekend was a pie fight in Raven’s Arena. The fair’s theme this year was “Live Free, Pie Hard.”