A Journey To What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Art & Culture

The Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Art & Culture Grant was made possible with generous support from Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP). This program helps sustain and expand tangible Alaska Native art traditions through projects that strengthen cultural knowledge and intergenerational learning.

The CIRI Foundation (TCF) is honored to have administer this grant, which supports tribes, villages, and Alaska Native artists in preserving and sharing tangible cultural traditions. While the program celebrates diverse cultural practices, priority is given to projects that focus on tangible arts—ensuring these traditions are actively practiced, taught, and passed down.

The JWM Grant supports projects celebrating and sustaining Alaska Native arts and cultural traditions. 

FUNDING PRIORITIES

The Journey to What Matters Grant funds projects that:
✔ Expand and sustain tangible Alaska Native art traditions, ensuring cultural practices are actively taught, practiced, and shared
✔ Encourage the transfer of hands-on artistic skills through mentorship and intergenerational learning
✔ Support Elders, artists, and culture bearers in sharing traditional techniques and materials
✔ Prioritize hands-on artistic and cultural traditions over conceptual or intangible projects

🔹 Multi-generational projects that connect Elders and youth are a priority for this grant.

JWM Projects

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