Katlyn Jade IñuÄ£iksuq Smith felt gratefulness and sadness wash over her, while she was unwrapping the ribbon seal parka. Last week, Smith, 20, won the 2023 Miss Arctic Circle in Kotzebue, wearing the ...
To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same. It’s graduation season, and students are getting ready to put on their caps and gowns to ...