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Moccasin sewing class aims to revive traditional art form

...scenario of trying to sustain our culture as well as provide a source of income for our craftspeople," Worl said.Native elder Stephanie Guanzon attended the workshop with one of her daughters and granddaughters so all three generations could...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-06/moccasin-sewing-class-aims-revive-tradi
Local
Man sentenced for sea otter kills

...several leaders of the Southeast Native community attend the hearing, including Robert Loescher, Peter Naoroz and Native Elder John Martin Sr.Alexander, a former mechanic, said he began the business because a sea otter appeared to him once in...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-01-18/man-sentenced-sea-otter-kills
Local
Alaska as the Last Frontier

...descendants explored and used every part of area now known as Alaska. I recall during the Native land claims debates, how Native elders, like Peter John of Minto, stood up and gave their names for every hill, creek, river, mountain or plain in the...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-08-22/alaska-last-frontier
Opinion
Alaska woman wins national award for elder care

...creative resolve to make sure Native elders receive culturally important care...according Branch."These Alaska Native elders didn't grow up eating chicken...go-to resource" for helping Native elders. Branch and the consortium's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-10-19/alaska-woman-wins-national-award-elder-
State
Living Cultural Treasures Program features masters and apprentices

...features 600 historic masterworks of Alaska Native arts and design. It is a community resource for hands-on study by Native elders, artists, and scholars and serves as a research facility and a public space for teaching, recording, and presenting...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2011-06-22/living-cultural-treasures-program-feature
Art
SEARHC offers free WELL-Balanced class in Sitka

...WELL-Balanced, which helps Native elders improve their qualities of life...classes start Sept. 6. This is for Native elders who want to reduce their risk...common and serious risk facing Native elders. The fear of falling can cause...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2011-08-29/searhc-offers-free-well-balanced-class-
Local
Art, Events & Music

...juneaucommunityband.org.One People, One Earth, 1-5 p.m., UAS Egan Lecture Hall. Join climate scientists, Alaska Native elders, and faith leaders for an interactive conversation to inspire action on climate change through greater respect for...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2012-02-16/art-events-music
Art
Alaska's Native heritage

...more thankful than traditional Native Elders.A teacher friend encountered...resourceful than Alaska Native People.A Native Elder in the interior once told me about...fully Human. Traditional Alaska Native Elders challenge us to become more perfectly...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-02-16/alaskas-native-heritage
Opinion
Education in Alaska's Native villages

...reminded of the words of Pastor Walter Soboleff, "When people know who they are, they don't kill themselves."Native Elders are saying loud and clear that in order for their youth to master the complexities of life, in order to deal with...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-03-08/education-alaskas-native-villages
Opinion
Discussion aims to get experts, audience engaged

...University of Alaska Southeast. The topic? Climate change.Participants will "join climate scientists, Alaska Native elders and faith leaders for an interactive conversation to inspire meaningful action on climate change through greater respect...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2012-02-10/discussion-aims-get-experts-audience
Outdoors

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