The ceremony was a rededication, and a memorial for the carver who died this summer.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
‘Assimilation’ playwright flips the script on Native history
In a dystopian future, Western civilization has crumbled and indigenous people are in control. That’s the premise of Jack Dalton’s play “Assimilation.”
Human skull discovered in dirt pile delivered to Haines raptor center
The skull belonged to a female Native American at least 40 years of age and likely dates to before the 1700s.
Theology school calls off Native art sale amid investigation
The pieces are from 52 tribes, including Tlingit and Haida items that might be sacred. The country’s oldest theology school could get dinged with penalties as feds investigate.
UAS student gov’t votes to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day
For David Russell-Jensen, a cosponsor of the student government resolution, Christopher Columbus represents the beginning of colonization and the genocide of indigenous people, not the discovery of America.
Haines artist to be featured in Smithsonian exhibit
Tlingit master carver Wayne Price has a cherished relationship with the ocean and the tides, that runs deeper than most. Price carves dugout canoes and he says the traditional art is dying.