In October 2019, Youth Videographer Willow Torres filmed interviews at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, and Youth Videographer Hailey Moses edited them together to make this short film centered around the question, "What's Your Wild?" They wanted to see how people are connected to thier landscapes and animals around them, and got some interesting responses!
Many cultures have a steambath, and for Native people in the Southwestern Alaska region, the Yup'ik or Yupiit, we call it the maqi- which of course is done in a maqiiwiik, a place to maqi.
History of the Iñupiat: The Voice of Our Spirit tells the story of how the Iñupiaq language, one of the oldest languages in the world, has survived despite 150 years of trauma including epidemics, missionaries, boarding school policies and US government assimilation policies. A powerful reminder of the importance of teaching language in the battle to maintain our culture.
On December 7, 2005, Silla Watt-Cloutier and sixty-two Inuit
hunters and elders from communities across Canada and Alaska filed a petition with
the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.… Read more
Paul Apak Angilirq (1954-1998) was vice-president and co-founder of Isuma. Apak began his career in 1978 as a trainee in Canada's Inukshuk Project, the first project to train indigenous TV producers in remote communities.
Paul Apak Angilirq (1954-1998) was vice-president and co-founder of Isuma. Apak began his career in 1978 as a trainee in Canada's Inukshuk Project, the first project to train indigenous TV producers in remote communities.
