Alaska Native Arts & Culture

This week’s word is dziskʼw, which means moose.

Dak júus Rob Yates teaches the language of the Haida people, X̱aad Kíl. According to the most recent statewide report, there is only one person alive who has spoken X̱aad Kíl since birth. There are two other highly proficient speakers. Yates says he isn’t one of them yet, but he’s still working to breathe life into the language.

This week’s word is kéidladi, which means seagull.

This week’s word is dís, which means moon or month.

Moria Johnson-Sidney shares how carving has added stability to her life during a tumultuous time. 

Russian Orthodox believers and clergy visited Kwethluk to exhume Olinka “Arrsamquq” Michael’s body for her canonization.

This week’s word is tawéi, which means mountain sheep.

Originally from Teslin, Skaydu.û Jules now lives in Juneau, where she’s training to become a Lingít language teacher and hopes to one day help carve a canoe solely speaking Lingít.

A recent U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service opinion confirms that any coastal tribal member can hunt sea otters.

This week’s word is atx̱á, which means food.