Bill Holm - Contemporary Alaska Native Arts: Navigation Cultures, American Laws and the Definition of Native April 29, 2008

Alaska Native art and culture are arguably experiencing a renaissance today. Artist workshops in schools and culture camps, community research trips to museum collections around the world, and local exhibitions of historical and contemporary arts have added to this movement. Although much of the contemporary art is made for use within the culture, a significant quantity is made for the non-Native market. While discussing the current revitalization movement, Nadia Jackinsky and Bill Holm will examine how non-Native forces are affecting it through the market and American laws such as the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act, and the !Silver Hand' program.