The 51st annual Festival of Native Arts returns to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha’ Campus from Feb. 27-March 1, 2025. The festival will feature three nights of performances, an artisan marketplace and hands-on cultural workshops — all free and open to the public. Since 1973, the Festival of Native Arts has provided […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Three men were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to sell hundreds of Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, between May 2019 and December 2021, Travis Lee Macasaet, 39, of Ketchikan, Simeon Cabansag, 39, of Ketchikan, […]
WASHINGTON – Thursday, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) helped introduce the Native Arts and Culture Promotion Act with Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02). Their bill would ensure that Native organizations can fully access funding they are entitled to under the Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Program for cultural programming and activities. “Alaska […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The final two members of a Washington state family were sentenced Monday for selling over $1 million of Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, Glenda Tiglao Rodrigo, 46, was sentenced to up to six months’ home confinement and 240 […]