Gov. Walker’s order directs the state to use traditional place names on state signs and to promote indigenous languages in public education.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Downtown intersection renamed to reflect Juneau’s rich culture
The Juneau Assembly approved the name unanimously on Monday with a resolution. Sealaska Heritage Institute recently installed three bronze house posts on the intersection’s southeast corner.
For Tlingit-Unangax artist Nicholas Galanin, first retrospective a lifetime in the making
Nicholas Galanin strives to create fearlessly. The Tlingit-Unangax artist works in multiple mediums and from his home in Sitka, has made a name for himself in the indigenous art world. At 39, Galanin currently has a solo retrospective at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona
Bronze puts contemporary spin on traditionally carved Native house posts
The three new house posts to be raised were carved from cedar, then cast in bronze. They weigh close to 1,000 pounds each.
Master carver to share his craft with students at University of Alaska Southeast
Haines resident and master carver Wayne Price will teach his craft this fall to University of Alaska Southeast students. Classes start Aug 27. Alaska Native languages associate professor Lance Twitchell first approached Price, who will be working with the university as a professor for the first time.
Quinhagak’s Nunalleq dig site starts a new chapter in community-based archaeology
Quinhagak took a big step to redraft its cultural narrative this month with the opening of the largest museum collection of Yup’ik artifacts in the world, located off the of the Bering Sea coast. The village has been regaining pre-contact cultural knowledge, leading to a deeper understanding of its Yup’ik heritage.