Jewelry and Fashion Connect Native Artists at Alaskan Convention

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11.28.25 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales takes us north to the Alaska Federation of Natives’ Convention, where Indigenous artisans connect over jewelry and fashion.   

Correspondent: Antonia Gonzales 

Photographer/Editor: Aaron Weaver 

Guests: 

Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer, Iñupiaq artist and fashion designer  

Trina Landlord, Yup’ik, Far North Fashion Show coordinator  

Mary Kelsay, owner of MEKA, Unangax̂ fashion designer  

Jeremiah James, Tlingit fashion designer  

Merna Lomack Wharton, Yup’ik fashion designer