Art representing the multiple cultural traditions of Alaska Native people adorns the common spaces. In the foyer, a wooden carving of an Inupiat spirit mask covers an entire wall like a blazing sun.
Homer High School’s history teacher Lucas Parsely’s students in his Alaska History course have just completed the final steps in cataloguing a collection of items from northern Alaska they hope to ...
Many people here talk about the "multigenerational trauma" that has been inflicted on Alaska Native people ... "We need to stop wearing the masks that (the rapists) put on us." ...
The archaeological site of Nunalleq on the southwest coast of Alaska preserves a fateful moment ... extraordinary things such as wooden ritual masks, ivory tattoo needles, and a belt of caribou ...
A Cold State in the Far North” Maxine Dibert is a State House Representative from Fairbanks, Alaska. Part of her job is ...
The Alaska Native Customary Art Fair is a tradition at ... Aakatchaq Schaeffer hangs a mask at the exhibit fair of the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention at the Dena’ina Center on October ...
delegates from Alaska Native groups across the state lined up with various cultural gifts for her, including traditional masks, berry buckets, fish, carvings and kuspuks. The AFN convention will ...
State, regional and local officials now say they are trying to ensure everyone can vote in the Nov. 5 election.
The stories Holly Miowak Guise heard from elders inspired her to research and document the experience of Alaska Native veterans of World War II.
While many attendees gifted Kitka with cultural items like salmon, kuspuks and traditional masks ... given to a non-Native person who has demonstrated commitment to Alaska Native people.
Find out about some regional events, as well as resources for learning more about Native American Heritage Month.
Helmet with cage mask protects the jumper’s face from ... A crew of firefighters drawn from local Alaska native communities will be helicoptered in for the final mop-up duty.