JUNEAU, Alaska — Maggie Tompkins' grandmother, a Tlingit woman from Klukwan, began wearing moccasins long ago after she stepped barefoot on a frog. The moccasins were adorned with bead work that now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cynthia Pavlovich is a Tetlit Gwich'in artist who lives in Yellowknife. She taught a group to sew and bead their own moccasins.

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) – For Donnaleigh Dedman, the room of Navajo moccasin-makers represented a return to self-sufficiency and being self-sustaining. “I like this room of Navajo people making moccasins,” ...

A Tetlit Gwich'in artist teaching moccasin making in Yellowknife says showing others her craft is helping with her own mental health journey. Cynthia Pavlovich taught a group how to sew and bead their ...