Join us for a kid-friendly activity, making a bird ornament for the holidays and learning about the Denaakk’e language and culture with Susan Paskvan, Native Language Coordinator, at Yukon-Koyukuk School… Read More
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Traditional Moose Hide Tanning: Conversation with Tom Huntington
Join Denakkanaaga elders for a live-streamed conversation with Tom Huntington about traditional Interior Alaska methods of moose hide tanning. This is a live-streamed online program. Get more information and view… Read More
Morris Thompson Center launches the “Language Nook” with Alaska Native language resources
At the new “Language Nook” in the Morris Thompson Center, visitors can begin to discover the past, present, and future of Interior Alaska’s many and diverse Native languages. One can… Read More
Winter Storytelling and Handmade Baby Booties with Denakkanaaga Elders
Join us for two cozy evenings together online as Denakkanaaga First Chief Anna Frank, Elizabeth Fleagle, and Sam Demientieff share stories from winter seasons past. Anna and an assistant will… Read More
Howard Luke’s Rifle
Early in 2020 Richard and Babes Coleman and I sat drinking coffee in my office as they told me about their years of friendship with esteemed local Alaska Native elder… Read More
Virtual Workshops: Athabaskan Beadwork for Beginners
In July and August of 2020 educator and master bead worker Kathleen Meckel took her extraordinary teaching skills online with a four part series of “micro-projects” for beginning bead workers.… Read More
Beaded Brooch with Kathleen Meckel
A beginner level “micro-project” workshop for participants 14 and older. Students will learn traditional bead motifs of Interior Alaska while creating their own wearable art. Register online at: https://www.morristhompsoncenter.org/beading-workshop/ Date/Time:… Read More
Drop Circle Beaded Earrings with Kathleen Meckel
A beginner level “micro-project” workshop for participants 14 and older. Students will learn traditional bead motifs of Interior Alaska while creating their own wearable art. Date/Time: July 30, 2 p.m.… Read More
Beaded Magnet with Kathleen Meckel
A beginner level “micro-project” workshops for participants 14 and older. Students will learn traditional bead motifs of Interior Alaska while creating their own wearable art. Date/Time: August 26 , 5:30… Read More
Forget-me-not Earrings with Kathleen Meckel
A beginner level “micro-project” workshop for participants 14 and older. Students will learn traditional bead motifs of Interior Alaska while creating their own wearable art. Date/Time: July 29, 2 p.m.… Read More