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TCF Recipient Spotlight: Laura Cantrell By Rachael Fisher, TCF Communications Manager Photos courtesy of Laura Cantrell “Realize you are as good as anybody that ever walked the face of the earth. You have as much potential as anybody.” Francis B. Haldane, Tsimshian Our Stories, Our Lives – 23 Elders of the Cook Inlet Region Talk … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Alġaaniqsaq and time with my Ancestors things Story & Photo by Erin Ggaadimits Ivalu Gingrich As a visual artist and a current graduate student entering my second year, the time that I commit to research is vital. As … Read more
Graduation Story and Photo from Sabrina Walker Gunalchéesh for supporting my journey. I am honored that I received scholarships from The CIRI Foundation. I graduated with a Master’s of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma School of Law this past December.
Mother, son and daughter graduates! Story and Photo from Carrie Beck This May, I graduated with my Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, my daughter graduated with her Masters in Experimental/Social Psychology, and my son graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film with a minor in Music. Thanks to The CIRI Foundation for helping … Read more
Graduation! Story and Photo from Lynn Carroll Lynn Carroll (descendent) graduated with a Bachelor’s in Biosystems Engineering from the University of Arizona this May. Previously, Lynn served as a youth representative on the CIRI Participation Committee and received a scholarship to help her to complete her education. She will return to the University of Arizona … Read more
Traditional Tattoo Revival in Eyak (Cordova) A Journey to What Matters Story by Teal Webber Class watching Holly Nordlum tattoo demo on Teal Hanson. Inupiaq artist and traditional tattoo revitalizer, Holly Nordlum, and her son and apprentice, Trevor Forrester, traveled to Cordova to offer tattoo appointments, allow two tribal women to “shadow” them during select … Read more
2023 Graduate ARTShop Robert Mills Formline Design in Kake The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts programs. For my Graduate ARTShop project, I … Read more
2023 ARTShop Selena “Mikngayaq” Malone Sunshine Ruff Making The ARTShops program is a collaboration between The CIRI Foundation, the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Established in 2016, ARTShops support emerging Alaska Native arts leaders to develop their skills in leading community-based arts programs. Riley Malone (Selena’s daughter) working on her … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Investigating the life and work of Siberian Yupik artist Florence Napaaq Malewotkuk Grantee: Anchorage Museum Yup’ik artist Amber Webb is working as a Museum Sovereignty Curatorial Fellow with the Anchorage Museum on a project investigating the life … Read more
An Alaska Native Cultural Heritage and Artistic Sovereignty in Museums Project funded through A Journey to What Matters Healing Through Educational Programs Grantee: Kodiak History Museum Fissions of Native Identity is an exhibit that was proposed and co-curated by Native community members in Kodiak, and it is the first exhibit created using Kodiak History Museum’s … Read more