On a rainy, windy day in September, the children at Ouzinkie School had some special visitors. Alutiiq artist Hanna Sholl and three members of the ...
On a rainy, windy day in September, the children at Ouzinkie School had some special visitors. Alutiiq artist Hanna Sholl and three members of the Alutiiq Museum’s staff flew to the rural community to deliver a surprise. To an excited group of children the team passed out copies of Coloring Alutiiq—a recently printed Alutiiq-themed coloring book developed by Sholl with support from the museum and The CIRI Foundation. The students greeted them wearing colorful paper Alutiiq-style masks, and they grinned and chatted as they paged through the book trying to decide which picture to color first. They were delighted to see pictures of Alutiiq things, to meet the artist, and to work beside her to color the images for themselves.
Heritage Project Grant- Coloring Alutiiq in Ouzinkie at Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage. Photo courtesy of TCF.
"I see patients who look like my family. They trust me because I understand where they come from."
Heritage Project Grant- Coloring Alutiiq in Ouzinkie's story is one of thousands. Every semester, TCF scholarship recipients across Alaska and the Lower 48 are building careers, strengthening communities, and investing in the next generation. The cycle of support continues.
