At his very first Native art show, David A. Boxley, now a renowned Tsimshian carver and culture bearer, carved Tlingit and Haida totem poles from books. He used model paint instead of acrylics, and ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — The three bronze posts unveiled under sunny skies also double as pillars. They hold up and support the vibrancy and resilience of the Tsimshian, Tlingit and Haida cultures. "We are ...

KINGSTON, Wash. – The minute David Boxley strikes his deer hide drum, everything changes. An empty stage quickly fills with the Git Hoan dancers, stealth in each dancer's stride, driven by respect for ...

Conservators come out of back rooms into public spaces, sharing the once closely held secrets of restoring works of art.

Piece by piece, the curls of wood have fallen from the ancient log to the floor at David A. Boxley”s feet. Little by little, his adze and knife have carved from the fragrant cedar the image of the ...

Ruth Hallows weaving "Nüüm Batsda Da Gyemsax - Carry Us Home" (photo courtesy @sydneyakagiphoto; all other images Ruth Hallows/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) This article is part of a series ...

“There’s been an amazing rebirth of totem poles for all the Southeast Alaska tribes: Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian,” longtime carver David Boxley writes. “They are a living art form that is of central ...

The Sealaska Heritage Institute is bringing two master artists to Juneau to teach Northwest coast art to inmates at the Lemon Creek Correctional Facility and halfway house. One of them will also teach ...

Red cedar bark twined basketry is a distinctive Tsimshian art form. With the passing on of elder master artists and the demands of contemporary lifestyles, it became at risk. A handful of weavers ...

Red cedar bark twined basketry is a distinctive Tsimshian art form. With the passing on of elder master artists and the demands of contemporary lifestyles, it became at risk. A handful of weavers ...

In the mid to late 18th century, missionary schools were opened on Native American reservations in the U.S. The goal was to convert young people to Christianity and immerse them in Western culture.