Tlingit & Haida will honor nine decades of sovereignty, unity, and leadership during its 90th Annual Tribal Assembly, held ...

The Significance of Totem Animals in Native American Culture A Native American Totem pole. Image by Izanbar via Depositphotos ... to see the interconnectedness of all life. Spirit animal-Bear. Image ...

Possible sightings include humpback whales, orcas, sea lions, eagles, harbor seals, lighthouses, glaciers and maybe even a bear along ... significance of totem poles and the Native Tlingit and ...

The day also honors the contributions by ‘African American Soldiers’, who helped to build the ... Two 12-foot, red cedar totem poles have stood in front of the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage since ...

Thank you! Follow this up with a trip to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for a deeper dive into Native cultures. Visit the gift store to buy a few authentic hand-made Alaskan souvenirs. Swing by ...

This stunning national park is home to authentic, towering totem poles, hiking trails bordered ... and other predatory birds native to the area. Since 1980, the Alaska Raptor Center has cared ...

The wolf It is the symbol of loyalty, collaboration and power. The belief has it that, through the construction and ...

The figures carved on totem poles, some animals and some human, are family crests. A few families claim Raven, who brought light to the world; others, the Bear or Eagle or Killer Whale or ...

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment.

and telling oral histories through totem poles, ceremonial clothing and blankets, hand-carved household items and other objects. In recent decades, native artisans have revived practices that ...

Since 2007, the Native American Educational and Cultural Center (NAECC) serves as a second home for the Purdue community. The Center is open to all students and committed to nurturing student learning ...

The Center includes a significant outreach element focused on increasing educational opportunities for Native American students in environmental sciences, research collaborations, and partnerships ...