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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 University of Alaska, 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.

  • Tumyaraq-qaa production photo

    Tumyaraq-qaa

    March 31, 2023

    The UAF Department of Theatre & Film invites the community to a live studio-audience filming of the TV pilot Tumyaraq-qaa, written and directed by Kavelina Torres, in the Lee H. Salisbury Lab Theatre from March 31 - April 2, 2023.

  • 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  • Molly and her mom at the Denali Trading Post. Courtesy of © 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation

    Molly of Denali

    July 15, 2019

    Molly of Denali, a new animated series that debuted nationwide in summer 2019 on PBS stations, the 24/7 PBS KIDS channel and PBS KIDS digital platforms.

  • Marjorie Kunaq Tahbone portrays June in the Power of Words. UAF Photo

    Power of Words

    December 11, 2017

    Written by 'Wáats'adiyeí Yates. Directed by Maya Salganek.

  • 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.

  • The two dudes in a Firebird, UAF Theatre and Film Photo

    Feels Good

    October 21, 2016

    Written and Directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, Produced by Cara Marcous.

  • Sungauraq (played by Naaqtuuq Dommek) looks over a mask she has carved. UAF Photo.

    Sungauraq/Blue Bead

    May 04, 2013

    Suŋauraq/ Blue Bead is a journey of an Alaskan Iñupiaq student who carves her own life. Using Alaska Native carving traditions as a means towards self acceptance , she discovers her own vision through mask making and begins to heal from loss. Written by and Starring film minor degree student, Naaqtuuq Dommek.

  • Sophomore biology major Rachel DeWilde takes advantage of undergraduate research opportunities in a SFOS lab in the Arctic Health Research 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 Research

    January 20, 2011

    This DVD enhances the book "Field Techniques for Sea Ice Research" 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.

  • Savanah Wiltfong in Dear Lemon Lima

    Dear Lemon Lima

    June 01, 2009

    This charming, bittersweet tale follows an awkward Alaskan teen discovering her Yup’ik heritage while leading fellow misfits in her school's Snowstorm Survivor competition.