One particularly controversial figure in the documents spent half a century advancing Alaska Native causes. He’s the namesake of Sealaska Heritage Institute’s new William Paul Archives.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Hydaburg artists see opportunity in sea otter sewing class
Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, which makes it a valuable commodity. But there are strict regulations surrounding how the fur can be sold.
Village of Igiugig awarded $900K grant for Yup’ik revitalization effort
There were five elders in Igiugig who spoke Yup’ik fluently when the village applied for the grant last spring; by the time they received notification of the award, there were four.
Watch the president yuraqing with Dillingham children
President Barack Obama visited Dillingham Wednesday afternoon as part of his trip to Alaska.
Listen: The education of Nora Marks Dauenhauer
“They sprayed every one of our hair and clothes with kerosene. At sixth grade I dropped out,” says Nora Marks Dauenhauer.
Artist teaches formline in prison by day, Tsimshian by night
Entering the maximum security prison — with its checkpoints, razor wire barricades, metal detectors and armed guards—it’s hard to imagine an art class. Until you get to the library.
Archaeologists uncover new artifacts near Quinhagak
The old village continues to reveal artifacts that give a glimpse into the daily lives of Yup’ik people hundreds of years ago.
A national park’s missing stories find new home in Glacier Bay Tlingit tribal house
A $3 million dollar Tlingit tribal house is being constructed on the shore of Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay–likely the first time the park service has funded a tribal house.
Gov. Walker wants Elizabeth Peratrovich on $10 bill
The Walker-Mallott administration has nominated Tlingit civil rights leader Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich to be on the new $10 bill. The U.S. Treasury is collecting nominations of women who were champions for democracy to put on the redesigned note. The governor and lieutenant governor say Peratrovich fits the description well. Walker Press Secretary Katie Marquette says…
Vatican team travels to Bethel to trace history of Yup’ik masks
There is next to no documentation for the seven masks besides a note that says “from Holy Cross.” The Yukon village was the location of a Jesuit orphanage and mission.