Three years following the establishment of the Alaska Native Brotherhood in 1912, the Alaska Native Sisterhood was founded on March 8th, 1915 in the Tlingit village of Haines. ANS immediately began working with ANB on issues of civil and voting rights. The group also lent assistance with the passage of the Native Citizen Act of […]
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 […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska filed a complaint Tuesday that challenges a series of federal administrative decisions that cast into uncertainty long-settled jurisdictional authority over land in Alaska. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and names officials within the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Through a collaboration with Alaska Native creators and Sealaska Heritage Institute, Travel Juneau released a series of educational videos about the region’s rich Alaska Native cultures. The video series highlights Juneau as the Northwest Coast Arts Capital of the World. With the help of Mary Goddard and Dave Fedorski at MidnightRun LLC […]