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I am an Alaska Native Healer | INDIE ALASKA
Season 11
Episode 2
Amelia Simeonoff has been working in traditional healing most of her adult life after taking mentorship with one of Alaska's most prominent Indigenous healers, Grandma Rita. Now she is using the practices of talking circles, drumming, and crafting to help Alaskans heal from trauma, and mental health challenges. This episode was made possible in part by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
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3:10
Lonnie Arnold and many Inupiat Alaskans still depend on traditional subsistence methods.
5:38
Lorri Wright weaves cloth for the local Rennaisance Faire but it also helps her anxiety.
4:05
Paula and Mike live off the grid where they grow peonies and ship them around Alaska.
4:00
Marta uses images of the Alaskan wilderness to create unique pottery and her own business.
3:50
A close community of skateboarders is growing in Anchorage, Alaska.
4:25
Hugh and Iris Darling run Sweet Darlings-one of the oldest candy shops in Alaska.
5:30
Matthew Burtner uses the sounds of snow, glaciers, and wind to compose abstract music.
6:16
Luc Mehl is able to experience things in Alaska few others can, thanks to his packraft.
2:55
Rachel Saul loves bread. She runs Fire Island Bakery in Anchorage as the Gluten-Queen.
3:53
Lisa Brandstetter and her family annually make jelly with freshly picked spruce tips.
4:45
Scared Scriptless is the longest-running improv comedy troupe in Alaska.
4:15
Romney Dodd paints beautiful designs on taxidermy Alaska salmon.