Glen Simpson Interview Transcription Glen: “There are a few concepts that are basic to native cultures. One is animism. Everything has a spirit. A rock has a spirit. A stream has a spirit. A tree has a spirit. I pick up a rock and I put it back down where I got it, I don’t even think about it. I think, “I don’t want to disturb this world’. Take what you need, but to take something that you don’t need means that you’re not treating […]
Monthly Archives: December 2018
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Danielle: Could you guys tell me about the project a little bit more? Rick: Sure. Well, we’re both in this Alaska Native Arts course with a number of other students who are all over the place. Some in state. Some out of state. And, we’ve learned about the different regions of Alaska Native art from various cultures, from southeast, to north, to the Aleut regions, and then we took quizzes, we discussed things online. Then our major project is to find an artist, an […]
Interview with Elizabeth Mendes 10/25/2018: Interviewer: Charlotte Nicolet Transcriber: Josephine Bean Editor: Jennifer Watts Elizabeth Mendes Interview Charlotte: Hi Elizabeth, can you tell me where you’re from and a little bit about yourself? Elizabeth: Yes, my name is Elizabeth Mendes, originally from Napakiak which twenty miles out of Bethel. And I do a lot of sewing and I’d like to show you throughout this interview what they are. C: Wonderful, can we see? E: Okay. All my stuff that I make… My crafts are mainly […]
My name is Charlotte Nicolet, I’m here to represent my class, Native Arts of Alaska. And out group. Can you tell me about yourself I am a 38 year old *in audible* textiles that I make. I also teach both styles pretty consistently and also teach in Canada. My mother was Clarissa who was one of Jenny’s last students and apprentices and she taught me how to do these weavings in the traditional way. So she actually didn’t want me to participate in whatever […]
Interview with Willie Goodwin. Interviewers: Katie, Jami, Bertha Katie: [00:00:02] So, do you guys want to ask questions, do you want me to ask questions? Jami: [00:00:11] Do you have, Katie, do you have your computer up too, to ask the question to willie. Katie: [00:00:16] I don’t but I have my phone here and it has the list on it. Jami: [00:00:22] Ok. I Have the list in front of me if we wanted to take turns or if we all just want to […]