Coretta Scott King understood something history keeps proving true. Freedom is never finished. Every generation must defend it. She turned loss into purpose and kept fighting when the world expected her to step back. Leader. Strategist. Movement architect. Black History. Always. 🖤 #SheShed #V4V

It’s hard to describe what the house feels like when the Taku winds are really going, especially when it can be like this for daaaayyys. But nice days to be inside with warm kitties. 🐈‍⬛ #alaska #winter #cats

This post is from last year, but it’s just as relevant for those who would like to start getting into some Black Native authors during Black History Month. Are there any Black and Indigenous books you’ve read or think should be highlighted? verastarbard.com/2025/01/31/b...

Real power is not threatened by another woman’s success. It multiplies it. Insecure people compete. Powerful women collaborate. When one of us shines, we all see further. Turn the lights all the way up. 💡✨ #SheShed

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Husband wanted to dress up Toulouse after her (sorta) naming inspo. My sister wanted to name her after an #Aristocat, but Marie was too regular, so she’s Toulouse after Marie’s (orange) brother. She didn’t mind the ribbons, but got herself out of them quickly once we were done with photos. #cats

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

The Indigenous Art Behind the #Seahawks' Helmet A 19th-century Kwakwaka’wakw "transformation mask" from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, inspired the team's logo www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #FirstNationsArt #SuperBowl

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The heavy snow collapsed the roof of at least one Juneau business, and others have closed for snow removal.

We’ve had over 80 inches of snow in Juneau, and it just keeeeeps coming! Fortunately we have a cozy house full of family and holiday food. 🥰

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s admin is proposing to reclassify NPR-A impact mitigation funds — meant for North Slope communities — as “unrestricted,” allowing statewide use. (via Alaska Beacon)

Here’s a quick peek at our dad’s full #coloringbook. Every page is an original #Indigenous design hand sketched or painted by Dad, then my sisters and I digitized the designs for coloring. It’s a work of family across years, really, and one of the last collaborations we did with him.

Interview I did with the Juneau Independent

It’s that time of the year again! You can listen, buy, gift, and/or download our A Tlingit Christmas Carol album! 🎄 🎶 All music & most singing by #Tlingit musician Ed Littlefield, adapted Tlingi-fied lyrics by myself, addt’l singing by Kenny Ramos and Sondra Segundo. An all #Indigenous team!

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My dad’s Indigenous coloring book is finally available! Over fifty original Alaska Native animal designs to color. My dad was a Tlingit formline artist, retired Alaska State Trooper, and National Park Ranger who loved traditional Tlingit art and wildlife. (Sample pages below)

This flight just landed. The Indigenous items are back on Turtle Island where they belong. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen....

Icymi: A week before Thanksgiving, the Trump administration deleted the Federal Report on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women The ‘Not One More’ report recorded indigenous deaths and disappearances, and provided resources and policy suggestions to address the crisis www.jezebel.com/trump-admin-...

Aan Séek’ was very much taking up all my leg room and I was getting a leg cramp from crowding awkwardly at the edge. But I couldn’t move cuz LOOKIT HER

Thrilled for NHP Alumni writer DeLanna Studi and NHP performer Jasmine Sharma, both of whom are finalists for this year's Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Check out the announcement by Pedro Pascal: https://playbill.com/article/pedro-pascal-reveals-2025-finalists-of-susan-smith-blackburn-prize

How Aan Séek’ politely asked for a pillow fort today. #cats #calico

Lingít and Dena’ina writer and playwright Vera Starbard recently clinched her fourth Emmy nomination for the PBS Kids show, “Molly of Denali.”

Whether for a Cyber Monday purchase or for reading all year long, here’s all 44 #Indigenous created books from #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth. If you click on the link for that book’s day, there are additional links to purchase all of the #books that were featured. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #book

20,000 teachers are using Pow! as a teaching tool and I am THRILLED! I partnered with Amplifier to distribute a lesson plan using Pow! as an easy in point to teach kids about modern Native culture. Kadin Mills from @npr.org 's All Things Considered even did a news story about it! Check it out!

Thought I’d finish out a month of Alaska Native-created books with my favorite Indigenous book illustrator - my dad. These are two self-published projects I collaborated with him on and I love that I’m still able to share his work like this, months after he passed. #nativeamericanheritagemonth

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR ACCOUNT TAKEOVER My friend Vera Starbard has been highlighting #Native work everyday this month and invited me to write the post for day 29! I’m an actor and audiobook narrator. I love books and storytelling, so - #nativeamericanheritagemonth #audiobooks #books #booksky

For this 28th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #coloringbooks by #Indigenous creators from five major #Alaska cultural regions. But there are so many more - leave your favorites in the comments! #nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #nativeamerican #alaskanative #writers #artists

We really wanted to capture the sometimes complicated Thanksgiving holiday from a Native perspective on Molly of Denali, including the values of gratitude and family/clan our cultures have always been lead by. And now the episode of Emmy-nominated! #thanksgiving #nativeamericanheritagemonth

A little something different for the twenty seventh day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth. Instead of a single book we’re highlighting a sampling of #Alaska Native-authored language #books from regions around the state. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #indigenous #alaskanative #indigenouslanguage

One of my favorite poems!!! It’s a poem for our times. And perfect for the holidays. #AlaskaSky #Alaska #poetsofbluesky

On this 26th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re celebrating the history book “Iñuksuk” by Netsaii #Gwich’in author Adeline Peter Raboff. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books #booksky #history #writer #author #alaskanative #nativeamerican #athabascan #inuksuk #indigenousbooks

Starbard was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series for an episode called “Thanks-for-giving," that aired last November and follows Molly and her friends as they learn why some Alaska Native people don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.

On this twenty fifth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “How the Devil’s Club Came to Be” by #Tlingit writer Miranda Rose Kaagwil Worl & Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade, Lingít language version by Tlingit Elder Florence Sheakley. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books

For this 24th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #Inupiat #Kiowa artist Kunaq Marjorie Tahbone’s children’s book “Uluit Atuqtaatka.” #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #books #booksky #childrensbooks #ulu #alaska #alaskanative #native verastarbard.com/2025/11/24/t...

“A show for every family trying to raise kids who understand that the strongest communities are the ones where everybody has something valuable to contribute—and that there is no lone hero who will save our land and our homes, or preserve our culture and stories. Only we can do that for each other.”

The prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has revealed the finalists for its 48th annual international playwriting award

AWARDS: The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2025-26 finalists announced by Pedro Pascal 🔗 www.westendtheatre.com/324879/news/... Finalists have been announced for the prestigious #SusanSmithBlackburnPrize 2025-26 - recognising women+ writers for plays

On this 23rd day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting the #memoir “So, How Long Have You Been Native?” by #Aleut #Yup’ik scholar Alexis C. Burton. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #alaskanative #alaska #books #booksky #nativeamerican #tourism verastarbard.com/2025/11/23/t...

On this 22nd day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting Koyukon #Athabascan storyteller Catherine Attla’s “Bekk'aatugh Ts'uhuney: Stories We Live By.” #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous #dine #books #booksky #authors #womenwriters #alaskanative verastarbard.com/2025/11/22/t...

Ok world… give me some good news! Zap! ⚡️ Here it comes—I’m happy to announce I received Honorable Mention for the Alaska Wilderness League’s Adam Kolton Storytelling Award! 🌊 I’m an official Alaskan storyteller! #AlaskaBlueSky #AlaskaSky #Alaska #AlaskaWildernessLeague #Wrangell

Amazing project coming to the screen! 🍿 #AlaskaSky #Alaska

On this 21st day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting “The Winter Walk” by #Inupiat author Loretta Outwater Cox. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #alaskanative #indigenous #books #booksky #writer #inupiaq #inuit #nativebooks #indigenousauthor #alaska verastarbard.com/2025/11/21/t...

On this 20th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #Inupiat #Tlingit #Nisga’a #writer Lily H. Tuzroyluke’s #novel “Sivuliiq.” A fictional #book with historical foundation. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #booksky #indigenous #firstnations #book verastarbard.com/2025/11/20/t...

On this 19th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #Yup’ik agricultural specialist Elias Kelly’s memoir about life in #Alaska. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #alaskanative #yupik #indigenous #books #booksky #writer #author #native #nativeamerican verastarbard.com/2025/11/19/t...

On this 18th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re celebrating #Tlingit scholars Nora Marks Dauenhauer’s “Life Woven With Song.” #nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #booksky #writer #indigenous #alaskanative #alaska #nativeamerican #indiegnousart #poetry #poem verastarbard.com/2025/11/18/t...

For Your Consideration: Pow! - Best Animated Short Film Directed by Joey Clift "Pow! Invites viewers into a big Indian world with an even bigger heart." - Julian Brave Noisecat, Director, SugarCane "Everything a good short should be!" - Mike Rianda, Director, The Mitchells vs. the Machines

KYUK, one of the few sources of local news and native language programming in the region devastated by last month's storm, lost federal funding that was up to 70% of its budget and plans to make cuts in January. (From @npr.org)

I vastly underestimated how many blanket forts and pillow forts I would be building as a cat employee. Aan Séek’ will actually tap me on the arm now to ask for a new fort. #cat #cats #calico

On this seventeenth day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting the children’s #picturebook “How the Raven Got His Crooked Nose” by #Dena’ina mother/son team Barbara J. Atwater and Ethan J. Atwater. #nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #indigenous #writer verastarbard.com/2025/11/17/t...