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  • Still of a laughing Chief Andrew Jimmie from Mending the Net: Alaska Native Elders Mentoring Elders

    Mending the Net: Alaska Native Elders Mentoring Elders

    June 14, 2024

    Denakkanaaga, in partnership with the 鶹, holds “Elders Mentoring Elders” camps teaching Athabascan traditions to those 50 and older. Funded by the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity, the camps aim to preserve and pass on Native ways.

  • Alisha Carlson during the filming of Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr’eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors)

    Diiyeghan naii Taii Tr’eedaa (We Will Walk the Trail of our Ancestors)

    January 01, 2022

    Directed by Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Alisha Carlson. Cinematography by Maya Salganek. A Gwich’in grandfather teaches his granddaughter how reciprocity is embedded in our lives.

  • Enei Begaye Peter speaks for the camera while Evon Peter watches on for the Alaska Just Transition Summit. UAF Photo by the Department of Theatre and Film

    Kohtr’elneyh: Remembering Forward

    January 08, 2020

    A film exploring the Just Transition Summit in Alaska. Cinematography by Maya Salganek.

  • Artists Da-ka-xeen Mehner and Kathleen Carlo prepare to demonstrate their practices for UAF Native Arts students. Still photo from To Continue or Be Remembered

    To Continue or Be Remembered

    November 06, 2019

    “To Continue or Be Remembered” a film showcasing the work of perpetuating Alaska Native Arts at the 鶹 Fairbanks.

  • Two people lean on each other for support

    We Breathe Again

    September 26, 2017

    We Breathe Again intimately explores the lives of four Alaska Natives who are determined to break free from personal histories of trauma and suicide.

  • Sophomore biology major Rachel DeWilde takes advantage of undergraduate research opportunities in a SFOS lab in the Arctic Health 鶹 Building. UAF Photo by Todd Paris

    Rural Alaska Honors Institute – 30 Years

    May 01, 2012

    Rural Alaska Honors Institute – 30 Years. Produced by CA Media, Inc and UAF Film/Theatre Producer/Directors: Michael Green and Maya Salganek.

  • Students on the Sea Ice Film Crew. Photo courtesy of Maya Salganek

    Field Techniques for Sea Ice 鶹

    January 20, 2011

    This DVD enhances the book "Field Techniques for Sea Ice 鶹" with multimedia content, including research footage, Native knowledge, animations, and lesson plans, to provide a comprehensive educational resource on sea ice for both researchers and students.