IN LIVING CULTURE Experiencing Alaska Native creativity and culture remains high on the list for many visitors, and with more than 10,000 years of human history, it’s easy to see why. Luckily, Alaska offers endless options for learning about traditional lands and ways of being. HEAR STORIES PASSED DOWN FROM ELDERS FEEL THE HEARTBEAT OF DRUMS USED IN TRADITIONAL DANCING WATCH A BLANKET TOSS AT A WHALING CELEBRATION TAKE A WALKING TOUR THROUGH ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES DISCOVER TOTEM CARVING TECHNIQUES PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION LEARN ABOUT LOCAL CREATIVE ARTS, RANGING FROM CARVING AND BASKET WEAVING TO SEWING AND SILVERSMITHING immerse yourself Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian master artists are carving a series of totem poles as part of Kootéeyaa Deiyí , or Totem Pole Trail . Ultimately 30 poles will be raised along the Juneau waterfront as part of a vision to make the capital city the Northwest Coast art capital of the world. DID YOU KNOW? FROM LEFT: TRAVEL ALASKA, BETHANY GOODRICH PHOTOGRAPHY, DENDRA CHAVEZ PHOTOGRAPHY. TOMMY JOSEPH, TLINGIT MASTER CARVER, working on a model of the large totem pole he is carving as part of a project supported by Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Mellon Foundation. 3
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