"Eight native Alaskans, graduated August 10 from the RCA Institutes in New York, will return to Alaska to find jobs awaiting them on projects like the "White Alice" in a teaching experiment sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. After six...
"Arthur H. Petersen of Fort Yukon is congratulated by Conrad E. Bader, Vocational Guidance Officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, upon graduation from the RCA Institutes in New York. Others, left to right, Sam Kito, Jr., of Petersburg, Harry...
Verso: Eighteen months of demanding study in electronics ended successfully August 10 for eight native Alaskans when all were graduated by the RCA Institutes in New York. They are members of a pilot educational program sponsored by the Bureau of...
Title taken from caption on identical photograph. "Group portrait of Athabaskan Chiefs adorned with traditional garments, and ornaments." [See UAF-1989-166-371, UAF-1989-166-384 & 385].
(L to R standing) "Chief Alexander of Tolovana,...
5 pages of hand written notes, taken by James Wickersham during a conversation with Taku chief Aanahalaash, and 2 photographs. Subjects include: Chilkat Blanket weaving,including the origin of the design and the manner of dying the wool; the Swan...
These are the Chilkat Dancers from Haines or Port Chilkoot as it was called at the time. The man using the drum on the far left is Carl Heinmiller. Identification courtesy of Blythe Carter, Sheldon Museum & Cultural Center.
Shop interior with sign, "Sitka Photo Co. Table and floor laden with artwork including bentwood boxes, copper daggers, and a painted hide. Title taken from image. Photographer's number 45-N.
Eskimo women cutting fish on beach, Tununak. (On verso: A group of Tununak people on the beach at Tununak.) Three women with children sitting on a beach cutting fish with a metal tub in front of them. In the background fish is drying on fish...
During the 1920's, many of the original totem poles in Kake were burned. After many years of not having totem poles, the residents of Kake, Alaska organized to acquire and place a 132-foot pole in the town. Alaska Indian Arts, Inc. of Haines,...
Title and identification courtesy of Harold Jacobs. During the 1920's, many of the original totem poles in Kake were burned. After many years of not having totem poles, the residents of Kake, Alaska organized to acquire and place a 132-foot...
Remainder of title: , and conferring jurisdiction upon said court to hear, examine, adjudicate, and enter judgement upon any and all claims which said Indians may have, or claim to have, against the United States, and for other purposes.
Descriptive Narrative: Carved wooden mask by Nathan Jackson with earrings by Emma Marks. The natural color of the wood shows through on most of the mask except where hair, eyebrows, and eyes are painted in black, and nostrils and lips in red. A...