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Jan 11, 2024 | hcn.org | Laureli Ivanoff |Katie Basile

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Dec 8, 2023 | kyuk.org | Katie Basile

Ivory scrimshaw, caribou antler cabochons, fish vertebrae, and trade beads. The earring styles of Southwest Alaska are as diverse as their makers. While earrings have been made and worn in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for centuries, the region has seen a rapid increase in the number of artists and variety of styles over the last few years.

Oct 31, 2023 | hcn.org | Katie Basile

“Let’s show her the big mouth,” Marie Twitchell said to her dad. Wilson Twitchell smiled and shifted the angle of his boat motor slightly so they could take me there. We were on a small skiff, navigating a web of tundra lakes, rivers and sloughs in Southwest Alaska near the Yup’ik village of Kasigluk. At 11 p.m., the midsummer sun was beginning to set, and the temperature was dropping; I braced myself against the wind.

Mar 31, 2023 | hcn.org | Katie Basile