#gitxsan artist

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It's been a bit but I wanted to share another artist who's work I found while doing research for my job; her name is Michelle Stoney, she's Gitxsan (The nation right next to me) and she has some amazing artwork!!

She's got quite a few social media platforms, so I'm going to link her website and etsy shop!

She's got a huge variety of work and art pieces, including metal jewelry, clothing, paintings, drums, murals, and more!! She's even made a formline design of a unicorn, how cool is that? Go check out her work and follow her on her social media pages, her work is amazing!

Wanna purchase some beadwork? Live in Canada but have conflicting feelings about it's history and want to support the Indigenous people that live here? Do you just feel fed up with Canada Day nonsense?

Here are some beadwork artists in MY neighborhood that you should check out!

C'eldzïn Beadwork! I've bought her work before (the bisexual earrings) and she was kind enough to change said earrings to clip-ons for me! Her work is gorgeous and I highly recommend it!

Small Town Earrings!! They have very cute beadwork pieces, including some Pokemon and LOZ themed ones!!! I highly recommend their work as well!

Strong Blood Creations!! They're a trio of Indigenous women that create and distribute beadwork; I bought a hair clip from them recently that was absolutely gorgeous!!

Carmen Redunante! She's a Nisga'a/Chilean artist who sells absolutely gorgeous beadwork as well as other jewelry, prints, and and tapestry!!

More artists may be added later!!

This post was brought to you by: an almost exact same thread I did on twitter that I posted right as the entire site imploded so I decided to share the artists here so that they'd actually get traction! Twitter sucks

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Open today: New exhibition Shaping the Future Through Tradition features video art, animations, short films, and emerging new media pieces by seven Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest.

Produced with guest curator Michael Bourquin (Tāłtān/Gitxsan), a filmmaker from Iskut First Nation, this exhibition, on view in the Contemporary Art Gallery in the Northwest Coast Hall, showcases works by artists who are redefining how their stories are told using diverse and contemporary mediums.

Featured artists include: 

- Kristi Lane Sinclair, Haida, Cree

- Danika Saunders, Nuxalk, Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw

- Dustin McGladrey, Nisga’a, Grizzly Bear Clan

- Wil Uks Batsga G̱a̱laaw (Jeremy Pahl), Ts’msyen, Laxsgylik (Eagle) Clan of the House of Txat Gwatk

- Kayah George, Tulalip and Tsleil-Waututh Nations

- Wuulhu, Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations

- Jordan Hill, T’Sou-ke Nation

Learn more here.

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[ad_1] Over the last six years, Gitxsan artist Clint Williams has been keeping himself busy in Kelowna, B.C., crafting paintings in the Northwest Coast tradition."Sometimes I get started early in the morning and just paint all day and night, and I can paint for three days straight sometimes," Williams said.All of Williams's artwork has been produced outside — as a man experiencing homelessness, he's vigilant against theft and adverse weather conditions while striving to finish his creations. According to the website of Hambleton Galleries, located in downtown Kelowna, Williams embarked on his artistic journey in the '90s with a four-year program at the Kitanmax School of Northwest Coast Art in the northwestern B.C. community of Hazelton. He went on to teach art at Gitsegukla Elementary, about 19 kilometres south of Hazelton.Williams's creations consist of numerous freehand acrylic paintings featuring animals like eagles, ravens, hummingbirds and whales.'Beautiful works'The exact time when Williams arrived in the Okanagan remains unknown. But Joshua Peters, owner and director of Hambleton Galleries, says he started acquiring Williams's works in May 2021, four years after the artist first contacted him."He came to me when I first bought the galleries," Peters recalled. "He asked if he could show his works, he brought me a couple of examples, and [they're] really beautiful works."Daybreak South9:03Gitxsan artist Clint Williams creates artwork in the open while living with homelessness in KelownaCBC's Joseph Otoo speaks to Gitxsan artist Clint Williams in downtown Kelowna on what it means to the artist to create artworks that are being sold at a local gallery.Initially, Peters turned down Williams's proposal to sell his artwork at Hambleton Galleries. He admits that his decision was influenced by uncertainty regarding the marketability of those pieces.But Peters says he later regretted his decision after gaining a better understanding of reconciliation with Indigenous communities. He has sold 102 of Williams's paintings over the past two years.To underscore the demand for Williams's artwork, Peters notes a waiting list of 40 clients from Canada and beyond who are eager to purchase his pieces.He acknowledges that featuring Williams's artwork is a part of his gallery's initiative to diversify its collection."Canadian art in general has been dominated by white people for a long time, and I think part of showing interesting things is having them be different, and if you want different, then you need diversity," Peters said.Joshua Peters is pictured inside the Hambleton Galleries standing between Clint Williams's painting of an eagle on the left, and the late Potawatomi artist Daphne Odjig's 1985 artwork, The Wonder of It All, on the right. (Winston Szeto/CBC)Hoping for bigger income to WilliamsPeters prices Williams's paintings, primarily sized at 28 centimetres by 36 centimetres, at $200 each, with all proceeds going to the artist. Peters explains this pricing strategy aims to ensure swift sales to maintain a consistent income stream for Williams.Peters meets Williams about once a week, supplying the artist with some necessary art materials free of charge. He arranges for the proceeds to be transferred to Williams's bank account, which he helped establish.Peters hopes Williams can generate a more substantial income by creating larger paintings and subsequently share proceeds with galleries, similar to other artists."Ideally we would like to get Clint to a point where he's stable, he's safe, he's in a great spot where he can create more elaborate pieces, and we can enter into a more normal artist-gallery relationship," he said.Armed with his guitar and pushing his shopping cart, Williams expresses contentment at being able to sell his art."I'm pretty happy." [ad_2] Source link

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July 1st Activities

Preface: I am a white settler residing on Gitxsan territory. I have compiled this list (guided by this infographic from Covid19Indigenous, conversation with Indigenous friends, and conversation I’m seeing on social media) for anyone who wants to educate themselves about Indigenous people and/or support Indigenous people. I have done my best to only center Indigenous voices however, I acknowledge that as a white settler, I have blind spots, and if there are any issues with the list I have compiled or something should be added or removed, please let me know.

Watch a free film online to learn more about Indigenous Peoples

CBC Gem: Indigenous Stories Collection (all free)

Angry Inuk: (documentary) Exploring how Inuit hunters in tiny remote communities in the high arctic are negatively affected by animal rights groups protesting against the Canadian east coast seal hunt that happens a thousand kilometers away.

Birth of a Family: (documentary) Three sisters and a brother, removed from their mother's care as part of Canada's infamous Sixties Scoop and adopted as infants into separate families across North America, meet for the first time.

The Grizzlies: (movie) An Inuit community in the Arctic is transformed when a high school teacher reignites his students' passion for living through the game of lacrosse. 

Indian Horse: (movie) The film follows Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.

Trickster: (TV series) Jared is only sixteen but feels like he is the one who must stabilize his family's life. He puzzles over why his maternal grandmother has never liked him, why she says he's the son of a trickster, that he isn't human.

We Were Children: In this emotional film, the profound impact of the Canadian government's residential school system is shown through the eyes of two children who were forced to endure unimaginable hardships. 

Many more films are available

Much more info under the cut

National Film Board (some free, some paid)

Trick or Treaty: (documentary)  Trick or Treaty? succinctly and powerfully portrays one community’s attempts to enforce their treaty rights and protect their lands, while also revealing the complexities of contemporary treaty agreements.

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance: (documentary)  In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab international headlines and sear itself into the Canadian consciousness. Director Alanis Obomsawin—at times with a small crew, at times alone—spent 78 days behind Kanien’kéhaka lines filming the armed standoff between protestors, the Quebec police and the Canadian army.

Many more films are available

YouTube

Blockade: (documentary)   Documents the blockade of logging roads and the CNR railway line by the Gitksan in defence of their aboriginal land claims in British Columbia. Footage highlights differences in viewpoint between citizens of the white community of Kitwanga and natives of the Gitwangak Reserve vis-a-vis logging, moral and political issues.

Podcasts

Telling Our Twisted Histories:  Words connect us. Words hurt us. Indigenous histories have been twisted by centuries of colonization. Host Kaniehti:io Horn brings us together to decolonize our minds– one word, one concept, one story at a time.

Nation to Nation:  Nation to Nation takes a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous people in Canada.

Follow and Support Indigenous Artists and Creators

Michelle Stoney: Gitxsan artist. Instagram. Etsy. Facebook. (formline)

btw: she will be going live on insta/fb today to show how she does formline, not so anyone can use it, but just so people can learn more about it

also there are lots of free colouring pages on her FB and Insta

Home and Native Productions  by Alex Stoney  (photography and film)

Facebook

Gitxsan Mystic Crafts

 Etsy. Instagram. 

Chase Gray: Abbotsford-based queer xʷməθkʷəy̓əm and tsimshian artist. 

Instagram. Website.

Luke Swinson: Anishinaabe - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

Instagram. Website.

Check out this Twitter thread by Angela Sterritt for more

Learn about the History and Legacy of Residential Schools

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Findings

TRC Calls to Action

Beyond 94: CBC webpage that measures the progress of the Calls to Action.

Map of Residential Schools in Canada (only includes the schools listed in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement)

Learn Whose Land You’re On

Whose Land

Native-Land

Contact your MP and Provincial Representative and Demand they Implement all 94 of the TRC’s Calls to Action

Current Members of Parliament

Current Cabinet

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

Alberta MLAs

British Columbia MLAs

Northwest Territories MLAs

Manitoba MLAs

New Brunswick MLAs

Newfoundland & Labrador MHAs

Nova Scotia MLAs

Nunavut MLAs

Ontario MPPs

Prince Edward Island MLAs

Quebec MNAs

Saskatchewan MLAs

Yukon MLAs

Donate

Indian Residential School Survivors Society

BIKE PROJECT for the children of Puvirnituq!

Follow Indigenous TikTok creators

Ashley Calingbull @ashleycallingbull

James Jones @notoriouscree 

Sherry McKay @sherry.mckay

Shina Nova @shinanova

Tia Wood @tiamischihk

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Help Needed

Hey! So there’s a lovely woman on instagram named Robynn (username is lostmykeys) and she is an indigenous Canadian woman (Gitxsan tribe) with three children. Her house recently flooded with sewage and they had to move into a trailer to gut and remodel their home, but they can’t get started for a few weeks. She has no insurance and the cost to live in the trailer and fix the house (as well as taking care of her family) will be high anyway, but the prices where she lives are extremely high.

Another indigenous Canadian instagrammer named Silver (username beaded__bling) is holding a raffle to raise money to help Robynn and her family out during this time. Tickets are $10CAD (around $8USD or £6GBP or a little over €6) and can be bought through Silver’s instagram page. Silver’s goal is around $3,000CAD and she is currently at around $1,000CAD! 

All the money (minus fees) will go to Robynn to help her and her family. Every ticket bought is one entry into the raffle, which has 19 separate prizes to win. The prizes include handmade beaded jewelry, indigenous activism hats, beading kits, custom earrings, and decorative embroidered wall hangings. Every prize has been created by independent indigenous artists, not made by machine or in factories for a big box store. These are all independent, indigenous, small business owners who have volunteered their time and products to help raise money for someone else. 

The raffle ends December 19th, so there are 2 days left to buy tickets. I’ve already bought my tickets and I’m doing everything I can to help spread the word to raise more money for them. But I am sure they will gladly accept donations even after the raffle is over! 

PayPal is accepted but EMT is preferred (there are no fees that way). You can check out the information on Silver’s instagram page (beaded__bling). If you would like to donate AND receive a ticket for the raffle, please include the phrase “lostmykeys” in the notes section BEFORE you send the payment. This way Silver knows that the money is for the raffle and your name will be entered to win. 

Check out Silver’s instagram (as well as Robynn’s)! I will list the prizes available and the instagram account of the person who donted the items below the cut. Thank you for the help! Even if you can’t donate or buy a ticket, reblogging this helps a lot. 

I am not personally affiliated with the raffle or anyone involved, but I felt the need to share the information. I’ve been in a similar situation as Robynn and it’s awful. 

Prizes

Raven tail beaded earrings from lostmykeys 

Creative gift box from beaded__bling

Copper shield necklace and earring set from gerrenp

Beaded tiny feather earrings by bluejaybeadwork

Custom tricolor beaded earrings by iikakiimat.beading

Custom beaded wagwah sister earrings by lisa.beading

Auntie-sized black mother of pearl, abalone, and hematite earrings by jordgitxsan

Rain cloud beaded fringe earrings by beadingbynick

Turquoise abalone mini round earrings by nativeglam.beading

Shoulder duster earrings made from antique French beads and bugles by waawaate.beads

Poisonous plants embroidery by bitchingplustitching

Custom beaded wool sock earring by lagordita.designs

Beaded floral fringe (winner chooses color) by cvital

Rainbow beads prize pack by strikingstick

Flat stitch beading pack by careentessa and amelia_reimer

Beaded “Protect Our Water” snapback by beads_and_borks

Woven cedar earrings with abalone by galabidunamyut 

Bottom of the basket and tumbled abalone earrings by tang.gwangyuugya

Abalone and bead soup earrings, and CBD chocolate mint lip balm by gitxsanbushgirl 

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portabellogna replied to your post “My masks arrived today!!! I got both my provincial flowers (if they’d...”

Those are so cute!! (also I'm gonna save that website link)

Yess!! Oh and that reminds me I have another artist to promote from whom my sister got her mask: check out Finawear by Gitxsan artist Shar Wilson, who is based here in Victoria! (since I recall you have some interest in pacific northwest aesthetics :3 )

[diversitymatters]

"I always try to relate it to my culture, Northwest Coast Gitxsan culture. Joker is like a trickster, and our trickster is the Raven."

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University of Northern B.C. unveils Gitxsan-designed sports jerseys | CBC News

University of Northern B.C. unveils Gitxsan-designed sports jerseys | CBC News

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) alumnus Trevor Angus could not be more proud the logo he designed will soon appear on the jerseys of his alma mater’s sports teams. On Wednesday, the Prince George-based university unveiled the Gitxsan artist’s rendition of the Timberwolves logo, which features a Gitxsan wolf, on the uniforms of its soccer and basketball teams. Angus’s design of…

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Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt

Indigenous fashion Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt . Designers have historically not received their due recognition within the often Western-centric fashion industry. Things are changing in recent years, thanks in part to advocates like Sage Paul, founding member and artistic director of IFWTO, and designers such as Lesley Hampton and Warren Steven Scott, who channel their cultural past into pieces that honour their history while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic. VIFW’s mission captures the unique perspective Indigenous fashion brings to the fashion landscape succinctly: “Contemporary Indigenous fashion mixes the legacy of Indigenous artistry with modern-day high regalia and street styles: it goes beyond surface beauty and highlights how worn identity can build a connection with Indigenous values, wisdom, empowerment and history.” Featuring looks from Jamie Okuma (Luiseño, Shoshone-Bannock), Orlando Dugi (Diné), Canadians Pamela Baker (Squamish/Kwakwaka), Yolanda Skelton (Gitxsan Nation and the House of Hax-be-gwoo-txw of the Fireweed Clan) and Lauren Good Day (Arikara, Hidatsa, Blackfeet and Plains Cree), orange was the unofficial runway theme in honour of the Indigenous children killed at residential schools in the U.S. and Canada. The colour came to life in the form of capes, ornate blouses, and elaborate prints, as a cast of all-Indigenous models walked the runway.Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt, hoodie, sweater, longsleeve and ladies t-shirt

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Classic Men's  That’s an interesting question Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt . Because there is a lot of data emerging that face shields may end up supplanting homemade cloth masks because they could be more effective. There is a major movement of academic physicians to try to establish that face shields are a better option because they not only cover your mouth and nose but also cover your eyes, they are much more comfortable to wear, and you touch your face less when you wear a face shield than when you wear a mask because it’s not as uncomfortable to wear. So face shields are something you are going to see more of and some people may buy a designer version of something that you could get at a hardware store. You Can See More Product: https://eternalshirt.com/product-category/trending/ Read the full article

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The hand & feather design is by Gitxsan Artist Michelle Stoney | etsy shop here

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Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt

Indigenous fashion Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt . Designers have historically not received their due recognition within the often Western-centric fashion industry. Things are changing in recent years, thanks in part to advocates like Sage Paul, founding member and artistic director of IFWTO, and designers such as Lesley Hampton and Warren Steven Scott, who channel their cultural past into pieces that honour their history while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic. VIFW’s mission captures the unique perspective Indigenous fashion brings to the fashion landscape succinctly: “Contemporary Indigenous fashion mixes the legacy of Indigenous artistry with modern-day high regalia and street styles: it goes beyond surface beauty and highlights how worn identity can build a connection with Indigenous values, wisdom, empowerment and history.” Featuring looks from Jamie Okuma (Luiseño, Shoshone-Bannock), Orlando Dugi (Diné), Canadians Pamela Baker (Squamish/Kwakwaka), Yolanda Skelton (Gitxsan Nation and the House of Hax-be-gwoo-txw of the Fireweed Clan) and Lauren Good Day (Arikara, Hidatsa, Blackfeet and Plains Cree), orange was the unofficial runway theme in honour of the Indigenous children killed at residential schools in the U.S. and Canada. The colour came to life in the form of capes, ornate blouses, and elaborate prints, as a cast of all-Indigenous models walked the runway.Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt, hoodie, sweater, longsleeve and ladies t-shirt

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Classic Women's

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Long Sleeved

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Unisex Sweatshirt

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Unisex Hoodie

Classic Men's  That’s an interesting question Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt . Because there is a lot of data emerging that face shields may end up supplanting homemade cloth masks because they could be more effective. There is a major movement of academic physicians to try to establish that face shields are a better option because they not only cover your mouth and nose but also cover your eyes, they are much more comfortable to wear, and you touch your face less when you wear a face shield than when you wear a mask because it’s not as uncomfortable to wear. So face shields are something you are going to see more of and some people may buy a designer version of something that you could get at a hardware store. You Can See More Product: https://eternalshirt.com/product-category/trending/ Read the full article

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Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt

Indigenous fashion Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt . Designers have historically not received their due recognition within the often Western-centric fashion industry. Things are changing in recent years, thanks in part to advocates like Sage Paul, founding member and artistic director of IFWTO, and designers such as Lesley Hampton and Warren Steven Scott, who channel their cultural past into pieces that honour their history while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic. VIFW’s mission captures the unique perspective Indigenous fashion brings to the fashion landscape succinctly: “Contemporary Indigenous fashion mixes the legacy of Indigenous artistry with modern-day high regalia and street styles: it goes beyond surface beauty and highlights how worn identity can build a connection with Indigenous values, wisdom, empowerment and history.” Featuring looks from Jamie Okuma (Luiseño, Shoshone-Bannock), Orlando Dugi (Diné), Canadians Pamela Baker (Squamish/Kwakwaka), Yolanda Skelton (Gitxsan Nation and the House of Hax-be-gwoo-txw of the Fireweed Clan) and Lauren Good Day (Arikara, Hidatsa, Blackfeet and Plains Cree), orange was the unofficial runway theme in honour of the Indigenous children killed at residential schools in the U.S. and Canada. The colour came to life in the form of capes, ornate blouses, and elaborate prints, as a cast of all-Indigenous models walked the runway.Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt, hoodie, sweater, longsleeve and ladies t-shirt

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Classic Women's

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Long Sleeved

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Unisex Sweatshirt

Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Unisex Hoodie

Classic Men's  That’s an interesting question Disabled Veteran Agent Orange Shirt . Because there is a lot of data emerging that face shields may end up supplanting homemade cloth masks because they could be more effective. There is a major movement of academic physicians to try to establish that face shields are a better option because they not only cover your mouth and nose but also cover your eyes, they are much more comfortable to wear, and you touch your face less when you wear a face shield than when you wear a mask because it’s not as uncomfortable to wear. So face shields are something you are going to see more of and some people may buy a designer version of something that you could get at a hardware store. You Can See More Product: https://eternalshirt.com/product-category/trending/ Read the full article

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University of Northern B.C. unveils Gitxsan-designed sports jerseys | CBC News

University of Northern B.C. unveils Gitxsan-designed sports jerseys | CBC News

University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) alumnus Trevor Angus could not be more proud the logo he designed will soon appear on the jerseys of his alma mater’s sports teams. On Wednesday, the Prince George-based university unveiled the Gitxsan artist’s rendition of the Timberwolves logo, which features a Gitxsan wolf, on the uniforms of its soccer and basketball teams. Angus’s design of…

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Angela Sterritt, a Gitxsan journalist and author living in Skwxwú7mesh (Vancouver), has also done a thread on this which includes pointers to some further reading on the subject.

(I also just recommend following her in general, she is a vital voice in mainstream journalism on issues affecting Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest).

Im continuing to scream into a void but like does holtby realize there are Indigenous artists MANY of them in the community he just moved to? does he know there are PLENTY of Indigenous artists he couldve commissioned in DC for his mask there or does he only care abt Native art that settlers can attempt to replicate?

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Vintage #sculpin pendant / brooch by the late #Gitxsan artist Phil Janze. #douglasreynoldsgallery (at Douglas Reynolds Gallery)

[mikedangeli]

Check out interview of Mike & Mique'l Dangeli in Juneau's Capital City Weekly about Git Hayetsk: "People of the Copper Shield" Performance and workshop this weekend! http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/032217/ae_1273396495.shtml Git Hayetsk is hosting a dance workshop this Friday March 24th from 6-8pm in the dance studio in the UAS Rec Center. It will focus on a dance that I recently created for a women's honor song written by @avrice. Come and join us! All are welcomed to participate in this fun, low-impact, and powerful workshop! The next day Saturday, March 25th we have two performances: 1) Around 12:45 pm, we have a short performance at the Rec Center for the 2017 UAS Dance Marathon to raise funds to support World Vision's efforts to provide clean water to children and families of third world countries around he world. 2) That night from 6-7:30pm we have a full length performance at the Egan Library for the First Annual UAS Spring Arts Showcase. It will be followed by a Q&A. We're is honored and excited to share our songs and dances here in beautiful Áak'w Ḵwáan territory! #universityofalaskasoutheast #uas #juneaualaska #drdangeli #uasprofdangeli #githayetsk #alaskanative #firstnations #dancers #dance #performingarts #tsimshian #nisgaa #gitxsan #tlingit #haida #haisla #indigenous #artists @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli @githayetsk (at Juneau, Alaska)