Through readings, conversation and video footage, we explore Ernestine Hayes’ writing, her influences, and more.
Hayes belongs to the Kaagwaantaan, or wolf clan, on the Eagle side of the Tlingit nation. She is a teacher, a great grandmother, and a writer.
She has written several essays and books, among them “Blond Indian”–the winner of numerous honors including the HAIL Award, or (Honoring Alaska Indigenous Literature) and an American Book Award.

2018 Red Carpet Concert Folk Fest Sessions
Arts@360 Alaska Design Forum: Skylar Tibbits
Arts@360: Songwriters
Arts@360: Alaska Originals: The Ratfish Wranglers
Arts@360: Writers’ Showcase: Resilience
Arts@360: Alaska Folk Festival 2017 Red Carpet Concerts
Arts@360: Alaska Design Forum, Nostalgia Lecture Series with Joel Salatin
Arts@360 Alaska Originals: The Lost Lakers
Arts@360: Red Carpet Concert Series II – Folk Festival -2016
Arts@360: Local Legends – a presentation of the Alaska Design Forum
Arts@360: Writers’ Showcase: Impermanence #404