Above the Arctic Circle, where the temperature plumets below zero and darkness abounds for months, the art of Indigenous beading sustains the resilience of the Alaskan Gwich’in Athabaskan culture.

From the remote villages of the Arctic coast to the bustling studios of Juneau, Alaska Native artisans are bypassing traditional brick-and-mortar limitations and bringing their art directly to a globa ...

The nature of tradition -- "Eskimos" and "Aleuts" -- Alaska Indians -- Genres, boundaries, and ways of making -- Assembling collections, making exhibitions -- The importance of place -- Tradition as ...