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Heritage Project Grant- Nudnelyahi Qudulyi Dena’ina Plants as Food and Medicine Conference

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Project: Nudnelyahi Qudulyi Dena’ina Plants as Food and Medicine Conference Grantee: Kenaitze Indian Tribe Photos and Captions by: Deb Nyquist Story by: Denora Studnek It is hard to know where to start; the participation fee in this program was well worth every penny. From the arrangements on the tables to the catering of the food, … Read more

A Journey To What Matters Project Grant- Bringing Haida Canoes Back

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Project: A Journey To What Matters- Bringing Haida Canoes Back Grantee: Organized Village of Kasaan Story by: Stormy Hamar The Organized Village of Kasaan was able to complete a traditional 18-foot hand carved wooden dugout Haida canoe. In the process of carving the canoe we talked with many traditional carvers for ideas and input on … Read more

Heritage Project Grant- Covenant House Alaska’s Culture and Youth Engagement Project

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Project: Culture and Youth Engagement Project Grantee: Covenant House Alaska Written by: Jason Searle Culture and Youth Engagement Project – A Partnership between the CIRI Foundation and Covenant House Alaska Covenant House Alaska (CHA) is a shelter for homeless and at-risk youth between the ages of 13-20 located in Anchorage, Alaska. Although the shelter is … Read more

A Journey To What Matters and ASCA Partnership- ArtShops 2017 Chilkat Weaving

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Project: ArtShops 2017 Alaska State Council on the Arts Partnership Written by: Lily Hope, ArtShops participant The ArtShops program is a collaboration between the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation and The CIRI Foundation’s A Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Arts and Culture grant program. Established in … Read more

A Journey To What Matters- Painting A Vision of Alaska’s Youth

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Project: Painting a Vision of Alaska’s Youth Grantee: Covenant House Alaska Written by: Jason Searle Over the course of the last six months, youth of Covenant House Alaska were awarded the valuable opportunity to experience Alaska Native Culture and Art first-hand. In between rips of fabric and stitches made, beads sewn, drums stretched and paint swept over … Read more

A Journey To What Matters Project Grant- ANCCS Culture Week 2017

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Project: Culture Week 2017 Grantee: Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Written by: ANCCS Photo by: ANCCS  The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School (ANCCS) would like to send a huge Quyana to TCF for their continued support and dedication to the success of our Culture Week. During Culture Week, students at ANCCS spent a total of four … Read more

A Journey To What Matters- Old Harbor’s A Time to Dance Again

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Project: A Time To Dance Again
Grantee: Old Harbor Alliance
Written by: Melissa Berns

‘A Time to Dance, Again’ is a program that was developed by the Old Harbor Alliance, our local non-profit, through a grant with the CIRI Foundation, Alaska State Council on the Arts, and many sponsors and supporters. Melissa Berns, Alliance Board Member and OHNC Project Manager coordinated the program in Old Harbor.

This program allowed for youth and community members to participate in regularly instructed Alutiiq dancing, ivory carving, headdress making, regalia making, drum making and mask making workshops all leading up to a dance festival. From July 2016 through March 2017 the Old Harbor Alliance held regularly scheduled Alutiiq dance practice led by Lena Amason-Berns.

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A Journey To What Matters and ASCA Partnership- ARTShops 2016 Constructing Traditional Kayaks

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Project: ARTShops 2016 Constructing Traditional Kayaks Alaska State Council on the Arts Partnership Written by: Cheri Simeonoff, ARTShop Participant The ARTShops program is a collaboration between the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation and The CIRI Foundation’s A Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Arts and Culture grant … Read more

A Journey To What Matters- Akhiok Kids Camp at Native Village of Akhiok

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Project: Akhiok Kids Camp Grantee: Native Village of Akhiok Written by: Speridon Simeonoff Jr. Photo by: Sven Haakanson Jr.  The camp for the project was located at Cape Alitak with the permission of Akhiok-Kaguyak Inc. All campers/supplies must be transported to the location by skiff. Here materials were gathered from the beach for the Sugpiat Kayak … Read more