Long before European colonial settlers introduced the trade in glass beads to North America, porcupine quills were the medium Native artists across the continent used to adorn baskets and clothing.

Jan. 1—"How long do you keep the quills in water?" and "Ouch" and "Where's the glue?" were the questions and comments floating around the activity room at Three Chiefs Cultural Center on Dec. 29. Cami ...

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Porcupine quills are a precious material for Indigenous artists because they can’t be purchased just anywhere – artists must source the material themselves or trade for them. Some artists aren't ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amber Waboose said she often uses the natural colours in the quills to create the shading in her designs. (Submitted by Amber ...

From left to right: The old Municipality of Anchorage logo and the new one. Anchorage has a brand new municipal seal after Assembly members voted to approve the design during a meeting Tuesday night.

An effort to decide whether to change the Municipality of Anchorage’s official seal has been marred by technical manipulation and misinformation, city leaders say. Anchorage officials put out a web ...

As the Municipality of Anchorage nears the end of its 50th anniversary year, city leaders hope to incorporate the traditional quillwork designs of the Dena’ina people into its long-standing municipal ...

A single photograph started it all. Taken in the late 1800s, the image shows a group from the Prairie Island Dakota community in full regalia: aprons, beadwork, necklaces and headdresses. It’s part of ...

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A survey at the Walker Art Center celebrates the interdisciplinary artist Dyani White Hawk, whose works are grounded in the Lakota philosophy of connectedness. The artist Dyani White Hawk, in her ...