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Vera Starbard
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Tlingit and Dena’ina (Alaska Native) playwright, tv writer, journalist, author, cat employee. Current Alaska State Writer Laureate.
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Our first large format children’s picture book for #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth is “Am’ala” by #Tlingit writer Frank Kaash Katasse.

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #nativeheritagemonth #books #childrensbooks #picturebooks #indigenous

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 11
There are some really great children’s picture books written by Alaska Native authors, like “Am’ala,” written by Tlingit author Frank Henry Kaash Katasse. It’s available in either Smʼalgyax or Engl…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Celebrating the tenth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth with Dena’ina poet Annie Wenstrup’s “The Museum of Unnatural Histories.”

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #poetry #indigenous #nativeheritagemonth #athabascan #book

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 10
Our tenth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month celebration brings us Dena’ina poet Annie Wenstrup‘s “The Museum of Unnatural Histories.” The unique style gives the reader a really special poetic exp…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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In celebration of Native American Heritage month I want to talk about erasure. Erasure is how anti-Indigenous racism functions in the U.S. today. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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On this ninth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth, Inupiat artist Edna Wilder takes us on a year of her mother’s life as she is introduced to the Western world for the first time, in “Once Upon an Eskimo Time.”

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #alaska #inupiat

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 9
On this ninth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month, we’re highlighting a book that examines life pre- and during first contact with the Western world. “Once Upon an Eskimo Time” is by Inupiat artist…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Time to focus on the littles! On our eighth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth, we’re highlighting the board #book “Button Up!: Fall in Alaska” by Koyukon Athabascan writer Angela Y. Gonzalez

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #childrensbooks #alaskanative #alaska

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 8
Infant and toddler age is so incredibly important to a person’s formative reading time, and so for the eighth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month we’re highlighting the “Button Up!: Fall in Alaska”…
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November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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We’re headed back into poetry for the seventh day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth. “Gagaan X’usyee: Below the Foot of the Sun” is a touching collection of poems by Tlingit/Haida/Yup’ik/Sami writer X̱’unei Lance Twitchell.

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #poetry

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 7
We’re headed back into poetry for the seventh day of Alaska Native Heritage Month. “Gagaan X’usyee: Below the Foot of the Sun” is a beautiful and touching collection of poems by Tlingit/Haida/Yup’i…
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November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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“Attu Boy” is the memoir of Unungan survivor Nick Golodoff who was captured by Japanese soldiers on the island of Attu during World War II. Highlighting this extraordinary story for the 6th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth #books #nativeamericanheritagemonth

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 6
“Attu Boy” is the memoir of Unungan survivor Nick Golodoff who, at the age of six, was captured by Japanese soldiers on the island of Attu during World War II. For the sixth day of Alaska Native He…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: DAY FIVE

For the fifth day celebrating #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “A Yupiaq Worldview: A Pathway to Ecology and Spirit” by #Yup’ik scholar Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley.

#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 5
For the fifth day celebrating Alaska Native Heritage Month we’re highlighting “A Yupiaq Worldview: A Pathway to Ecology and Spirit” by Yup’ik scholar Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley. In this examination o…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: DAY FOUR

On this fourth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “Roughly for the North” by Inupiat writer Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen.

#nativeamericanheritagemonth
#indigenousbooks #books
#alaska #alaskanative #inupiaq
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 4
Celebrating the fourth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month, we’re highlighting “Roughly for the North” by Inupiat writer Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen. This beautiful book of poetry centers on Carrie’s an…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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On what is likely the last FULL week of episode releases for Molly of Denali, there’s some reeeeal good stuff airing! Molly and Grandpa Nat are traveling all over the Lower 48 and Hawaii to visit both volcanic activity sites and the Indigenous stewards of that land.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: DAY 3

Our third book highlight for #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth is “Eagle Drums” by #Inupiat author Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson. It’s a middle grade book that received a #NewberyHonor in 2024.

#americanindianheritagemonth
#books

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 3
Our third book highlight for Alaska Native Heritage Month is “Eagle Drums” by Inupiat author Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson. It’s a middle-grade story about cultural origins and beautiful legend, and in 20…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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What a cool way to start Native American Heritage Month! Pow qualified for The Academy Awards in the "Best Animated Short" category! Thank you to @animag.bsky.social for including us in their Oscar Watch and for everyone who continues to boost this film. Tell your @theacademyusa.bsky.social friends!
A screen capture from Animation Magazine's "Oscar Watch" article, showing Pow! front and center!
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: DAY TWO

For our second book celebrating #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “Blonde Indian” by #Tlingit author Ernestine Shaankalaxt Hayes.

#alaska #books #nativeamericanheritagemonth #americanindianheritagemonth
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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 2
Our second book for Alaska Native Heritage Month is “Blonde Indian” by Tlingit writer Ernestine Hayes. It’s a celebrated memoir about Ernestine, who was also Alaska State Writer Laureate from 2016-…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Happy Alaska Native Heritage Month!

I’m starting a new series today highlighting a different Alaska Native-authored book every day.

#alaskanativeheritagemonth #americanindianheritagemonth #indigenous #nativeamericanheritagemonth #alaskanative #gwichin

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Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 1
With all of the books about/taking place in Alaska out there, it can be hard to identify which are actually written not only by Alaskans, but by Alaska Native authors. So this month I’ll be highlig…
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November 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Fullbody otter commission for Loial Otter on TG, who also requested that the design be made into a sticker for my ko-fi shop!! Thank you so much for commissioning me! 🦦🌆

#formline #telekitneticart #indigenousart
A formline design of a river otter, surrounded by bubbles. The otter is coloured dark purple, teal, and light green. The background is a light purple gradient. A picture of the previous design, in sticker form.
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Happy Halloween! 🎃 🐈‍⬛
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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When I was taking this my sis said “This is a perfect #hoahoa moon.” So I had to. #hoahoaseason
October 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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The return of wolves revives trees that had not grown for 80 years
A new study reveals that Yellowstone's quaking aspens are growing back thanks to the return of wolves in 1995.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Watching a deceased whale get towed out of our “backyard” wasn’t on my bingo card for 2025. We were grateful the coast guard came to tow it away as this was about 2.5 hours from a high tide that was pushing straight to our house.

No official word on cause of death, but lots of speculation.
July 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Gorgeous, BRIGHT rainbow today 🌈
July 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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An adapted story of Fog Woman appears in one of the episodes of #mollyofdenali out this week, and boooyyyyy was I nervous about how it would look when all finished. But it turned out beautiful!
July 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Amidst tough public broadcasting news and outlooks in recent days, we can still celebrate the work we did and usher this last season of stories out with pride. Four new episodes - eight new stories! - of Molly of Denali are airing this week on PBS and they’re almost entirely Indigenous-written! 💪🏽
July 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.

We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We’re used to the neighborhood seal calmly bobbing along and watching us. But today he wanted to make a big splash! #alaska
July 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM