Celebrating the importance of mentorship and learning from each other.
Essay by Ilegvak (Winter 2024-25, FORUM Magazine)
Photographs and remarks by Sarah Lewis (Winter 2024-25, FORUM Magazine)
Alaska Native hunter-artist Christy Ruby stitches together tradition and innovation
By Jennifer Nu (Summer 2022, FORUM Magazine)
K’asheechtlaa’s approach to protecting the herring
By Lee House (Fall 2021, FORUM Magazine)
Wooshinkindein Da.Aat Lily Hope Brings Many To The Path Of A Once-Endangered Artform
Essay by Rachel Bishop (Winter 2023-24, FORUM Magazine)
A Swedish Immigrant And His Yup’ik Family Built An Aviation Legacy And Traded Along The Yukon River
Essay by Alice Alstrom-Henderson, Orienne Reich, and Deborah Schildt (Winter 2022-23, FORUM Magazine)
Magnetic North: Nathan Jackson
Magnetic North is a documentary film series that explores the personality and character of Alaskans whose actions and ideas have shaped the history, spirit, and values of our state. The films are written and directed by Marla Williams. Learn more about Magnetic North here.
Guiding Question: How does our culture influence the way we teach and learn?
The Alaska Humanities Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that designs and facilitates experiences to bridge distance and difference – programming that shares and preserves the stories of people and places across our vast state, and explores what it means to be Alaskan.
July 17, 2026 • Polly Carr
July 15, 2026 • AKHF
June 18, 2026 • Julian Ramirez