Rich Stein (he/him)Dec 27, 2024

"For Tlingit-Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin, looking to the past is fundamental to constructing a more nuanced perception of the present. H[e]... 'aims to redress the widespread misappropriation of Indigenous visual culture, the impact of colonialism, as well as collective amnesia,'...

'We can sharpen our vision of the present with cultural knowledge and memory,' Galanin says."
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/12/nicholas-galanin-persistence-of-land-claims v @colossal
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Nicholas Galanin Hews Visions of the Present From Indigenous Knowledge, Land, and Memory

Nicholas Galanin's often provocative work emphasizes the inherent power of symbols and associations.

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Show threadDoomsdaysCWNov 27, 2024

[Short film] Tides of Tradition

"Communities like the #Unangax̂ rely on traditional #foodways instead of customary, expensive grocery suppliers. This film by Kanesia McGlashan-Price of #Unalaska, #Alaska, follows the journey of a local subsistence hunter and shares the realities of food access in the changing Arctic and the values that inform their harvest."

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN4dee0q378&list=PLtiOgIRVt407KkUa7gtlkGIuTD5YU6bqT&index=4

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Tides of Tradition | Legacy of the Land | NOVA | PBS

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Alaska Native NewsJun 7, 2023

This Day in Alaskan History-June 7th, 1942
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Japanese officers in Aleutians; Wikimedia Commons

On June 7th, 1942, exactly six month after Japan's infamous attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in its war with the U.S., The Japanese struck again in American Territory and landed and captured Attu Island on the Aleutian Chain. They had taken...
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This Day in Alaskan History-June 7th, 1942 - Alaska Native News

On June 7th, 1942, exactly six months after Japan’s infamous attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in its war with the U.S., The Japanese struck again in American Territory. They landed and captured Attu Island on the Aleutian Chain. They had taken Kiska the day before. Unopposed, 1,140 stormed the shores of the island and […]

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