The archives at University of Alaska Fairbanks sends congratulations to FNA on its 50th Festival of Native Arts, taking place at the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus, February 22-24, 2024.

These scenes from the 1974 Festival of Native Arts at UAF include dancers from Northway, Tanacross and Salcha, Alaska. An unidentified woman is interviewed about her techniques for making birch bark baskets, and Jim Johnson of Tanana is interviewed about his hand-built snowshoes (Color/Sound/Umatic videotape).

The Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives (APRCA) in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at University of Alaska Fairbanks hold numerous resources related to the Festival of Native Arts, including historical videos, audio recordings and photos. Some of these items are available for viewing online at Alaska's Digital Archives site and through the APRCA Digital Repository. For more information, please contact the archives: https://library.uaf.edu/aprca

This video contains scenes from AAF-8869 of the Native Dance Video collection held by the Alaska Film Archives, a unit of the Alaska and Polar Regions Collections & Archives.

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