Join moderator Melissa Shaginoff (Ahtna Athabascan, Paiute) and speakers Dimi Macheras (Dena’ina Athabascan), Vera Starbard (Tlingit, Dena’ina Athabascan) and Ilgavak (Peter) Williams (Yup’ik) for a conversation on the subject of cultural appreciation vs. cultural appropriation, as it relates to Alaska Natives and other Indigenous peoples. Dawn Biddison from the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska introduces the event.

The video series "Conversations" brings you into discussions with Indigenous peoples, providing information and insights on important subjects and issues, along with ideas and examples that can help prepare you for making choices about how to act with regard to Indigenous peoples and their heritage.

This event was made possible through generous support by the Open Society University Network, Recovering Voices at Home program of Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History, and supporters of the Arctic Studies Center in Alaska. (#arcticstudies)

Contributor: Dawn Biddison

Source: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center in Alaska