Melissa Shaginoff at Homer High, October 2020
Indigenous artist Melissa Shaginoff (Piaute, Atna) presented a Land Acknowledgement workshop for 28 students in Homer High School's Alaska Studies class with Saundra Hudson.
Melissa Shaginoff, Land Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgment is the public recognition of Indigenous peoples. The Alaska Native people have stewarded this place for thousands of years. Their acute knowledge of this environment created a sustainable and symbiotic relationship with the waters, plants and animals of…
Shared Universe Book Club with Nathan Shafer, Melissa Shaginoff, Dimi Macheras, and Richard Perry, September 25, 2020
How can we create stories from the most authentic representation? What does it mean to re-imagine modern storytelling with Indigenous authority, Elder and youth contributions, and our own cultural competencies? Shared Universe is a group of Alaskan artists, writers and…
Acknowledgment in Action, September 4, 2020
Continuing our conversations with Indigenous artist, activist and curator Melissa Shaginoff, this week we discuss the sign painting workshop she led last month. Participants share how it feels and what inspires them to visibly honor the legacy of Indigenous stewardship…
Part 5: Acknowledgment in Action with Melissa Shaginoff
Melissa Shaginoff (Ahtna, Piaute) discusses an ephemeral land marking project, “Acknowledgement in Action,” With Sally Ash (Sugpiaq, Nanwalek) Alaska Native of the Chugach Region, Sugt’estun language teacher and Syverine Bentz, Education Coordinator Coastal Training Program, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research…
Part 1: “We Were Not Discovered. How Should Captain Cook Be Remembered?” July 10, 2020
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska to a Tlingit/N'ishga Mother and Hippy/American father, Da-ka-xeen Mehner uses the tools of family ancestry and personal history to build his art. his work stems from an examination of a multicultural heritage and social expectations and…
Nathan Shafer & Melissa Shaginoff, June 19, 2020
Nathan Shafer is a new media artist from Alaska specializing in augmented reality and digital humanities. He is one of the founding members of both the Manifest.AR and Meme-Rider Media Team. He received a Creative Capital award in 2020 for…
Land Acknowledgement Workshop on Zoom w/ Melissa Shaginoff, May 15, 1-3pm
"Land Acknowledgment is the public recognition of Indigenous peoples. The Alaska Native people have stewarded this place for thousands of years. Their acute knowledge of this environment created a sustainable and symbiotic relationship with the waters, plants and animals of…
Beading Workshop by Melissa Shaginoff 9/14
Artist and Curator Melissa Shaginoff (Athabascan, Paiute) instructs a two-hour workshop on beading a Birch Bark Amulet. Blend traditional materials with contemporary techniques to create a unique necklace from a variety of Dene (Athabascan) designs. Melissa will discuss her work…