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    Walter Johnson

    Walter Johnson, 92, respected Dena’ina elder from the Iliamna Lake region, died peacefully on May 23, 2015. Services will be…

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    Closing celebration for Dena’ina exhibit at Pratt set for Friday
    Closing celebration for Dena’ina exhibit at Pratt set...
    August 28, 2014 11:09 am

    The Pratt Museum holds a closing celebration for “Dena’inaq’ Huch’ulyeshi: The Dena’ina Way of Living” on Friday. At 7 p.m.,…

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    Chamber after-hours event today from 5-7 at the Pratt
    Chamber after-hours event today from 5-7 at the...
    August 21, 2014 11:45 am

    The Homer Chamber of Commerce’s August Business After Hours event is from 5-7 today and is hosted by the Pratt…

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    Joel Isaak shows a mask made of fish skin he was working on this Monday during a three-day residency at the Pratt Museum.
    Visiting artists Michael, Isaak embody modern Native Alaska...
    By Michael Armstrong • August 6, 2014 1:52 pm

    When Homer artist Ron Senungetuk curated “Inspirations: An Alaska Native Art Exhibition” in September 2010 at the Pratt Museum, he…

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    A standing-room-only crowd applauds June 12 as Kenaitze Indian Tribe Executive Director Jaylene Peterson-Nyren makes opening remarks during the first day of a three-day grand opening ceremony for the Dena’ina Wellness Center located in Old Town Kenai.-Photo by M. Scott Moon, Kenaitze Indian Tribe
    Kenaitze Indian Tribe celebrates opening of Dena’ina Wellness...
    By Rashah McChesney • June 18, 2014 12:15 pm

    Isis Fischer wanted to dance. She squatted, stamped her feet and arched her back, and stared at Rolly Rivas, whose…

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    Above, Nancy Delkittie, left, and Jessica Hay process salmon at a fish camp. Top, a map shows Dena’ina country.-Photo by Robin La Vine, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
    Pratt Museum opens spectacular exhibit on the Dena’ina...
    By SARAH RICHARDSON • May 22, 2014 11:28 am

    A word of advice when you walk into the Pratt’s newest exhibit: don’t say hello to the ladies cleaning fish….

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    Homer’s Best Bets
    Homer’s Best Bets
    May 14, 2014 2:58 pm

    Here at the News it takes a Cray supercomputer to keep track of everyone’s summer vacation schedules. We’re guessing a…

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    Rose Kinney Hedlund (1917–2004) in the 1930s wears the k’anyagi dress that is featured in the Dena’inaq Huch’ulyeshi exhibition. The dress is made from wool, beads, dentalium shells, caribou hide and fur. -Photo courtesy Emma Hill
    ‘The Dena’ina Way of Living’ opens Friday at...
    May 14, 2014 2:52 pm

    On loan from the Anchorage Musuem, “Dena’inaq’ Huch’ulyeshi: The Dena’ina Way of Living” opens Friday with a reception from 5…

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    Kenaitze Tribe  seeks art for  Wellness Center
    Kenaitze Tribe seeks art for Wellness Center
    July 24, 2013 2:44 pm

    The Kenaitze Indian Tribe seeks requests for proposals for art concepts for design, fabrication and installation of a suspended art…

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