Joaqlin Estus

Every summer, Barbie travels with her family to fish camp to harvest and process fish for winter use. She's shown here cutting up a salmon using a tłaabaas (curved knife) and wearing a betsegh hoolaanee (qaspeq), or summer parka. July 27, 2023 (Photo…

Joaqlin Estus ICT Artist Crystal Worl stood atop a lift some 40 feet in the air in downtown Anchorage last week to observe the horizon, a yellow sun in a blue sky. Paint cans in hand, the artist was meticulously searching for spots of the sun in need…

Joaqlin Estus ICT We all have foods we grew up with, that make us think of home. Salmon is like that for many Alaska Natives. The Alaska State Council on the Arts Contemporary Art Bank recently purchased a painting of a jar of salmon by Danielle…

Ten of the 63 artists receiving $50,000 unrestricted cash awards from United States Artists are Native American. US Artists announced its 2022 Fellows on Wednesday. The group selected from 10 disciplines are the largest cohort since the…

Just 15 years ago, most Anchorage, Alaska residents wouldn’t have been able to answer the question: who lived here before settlers arrived? Aaron Leggett, Dena’Ina, has been working to change that. He’s president of the Native Village of Eklutna and…

'The gift I see emerge from this time is that so many of us can be home with family' Six Indigenous artists have been awarded unrestricted $50,000 fellowships from United States Artists, a coalition of philanthropic organizations. The six are among…

'This preserves who we once were, who we are, and what we want to leave for our loved ones’ For Native American Heritage Month, one of the largest banking firms in the U.S. is offering its first credit and debit card dedicated to Native American…

‘What better gift is there than the gift of healing’ Before COVID-19, arts and cultural organizations for people of color were already in a tough spot made worse when visitor numbers to their facilities plummeted. So, a Ford Foundation program…

Larissa FastHorse: ‘It’s really important to me to represent that we are people with incredible skill and power’ Playwright Larissa FastHorse, Sicangu Lakota Nation, has been named a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “genius” award. It comes with…