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Produced by the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center (Alaska Office) at the Anchorage Museum
A limited number of DVD/CD copies are available upon request. Please contact Dawn Biddison at biddisond@si.edu. For information about us, please visit https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits-events/permanent-exhibits/alaska-native-culture/.

Sewing Salmon
© Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, 2014
In December 2012, three contemporary Alaska Native artists – who had been experimenting individually to piece together the tradition of rendering fish skins into beautiful, durable clothing and art – worked together for a week of teaching, learning and studying fishskin objects made in previous generations. Each of the three artists has a unique approach to her work and a commitment to this nearly lost art.
 
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Teacher's Guide (in development)
Lessons (in development)

Introduction: QuickTime
Artists' Methods
Coral Chernoff: QuickTime
Audrey Armstrong: QuickTime
Marlene Nielsen: QuickTime
Learning from Native Artists: QuickTime
Answers from the Artists: QuickTime
Stitching Salmon Skin: QuickTime
Meet the Artists
Coral Chernoff: QuickTime
Audrey Armstrong: QuickTime
Marlene Nielsen: QuickTime
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