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With a focus on Native-owned businesses and locally sourced products, this local guide is your one-stop-shop for gift-giving this winter and beyond.
We’ve partnered with Sealaska and Sealaska Heritage Institute to spotlight Native artists and businesses as well as The Sustainable Southeast Partnership to highlight Southeast Alaskan businesses that are positively contributing to our communities, environment and economy. We are thrilled to produce this gift guide as part of the One Sealaska campaign, since we are all organizations with unified missions to better the region for our people, planet and future.
From salmon skin earrings to spruce tip skincare, check out our favorite products below! Use the tabs above to navigate through the different sections, and be sure to check out the Shop In-Person tab to support brick and mortar businesses in your community.
This gift guide was produced in collaboration with Sealaska, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Spruce Root, and the Sustainable Southeast Partnership as part of the One Sealaska campaign. #onesealaska
Food & Drink
JUNEAU ⋅ 2016 P2P WINNER
Barnacle Foods brings the wild flavors of Southeast Alaska to kitchens all over the region and beyond with their salsas, pickles, and seasonings made from locally and sustainably harvested bull kelp. Firmly rooted here in Southeast Alaska, Barnacle is committed to benefiting their community through job creation and economic growth.
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Barnaby Brewing Company, Juneau’s smallest independent craft brewery, has been crafting unique beer styles since 2016. Founded by Matt and Kelly Barnaby, this family-owned business thrives on small batches, incorporating local ingredients and fostering community connections.
Juneau ⋅ 2019 P2P Finalist
Alaska Coastal Seaweed is a small family-owned business bringing the natural flavors of Southeast Alaskan waters to your pantry. With more than thirteen years of experience, Theresa Abbas remains committed to producing minimally processed, nutritious, and locally harvested wild Alaskan seaweed snacks and flakes.
HAINES ⋅ 2014 P2P WINNER
Port Chilkoot Distillery captures the taste of Alaska with small-batch artisanal spirits made using locally sourced ingredients: water from a nearby lake, organic grains, and hand-gathered herbs like spruce tip and whole juniper berries. Wife and husband team Heather and Sean’s craftsmanship and attention to detail are so exceptional that their 50 Fathoms Gin was awarded a double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Sitka ⋅ 2020 P2P finalist ⋅ Native Owned
A shop for chocolate lovers. At Sitka Flowers & The Chocolate Moose, they use high quality and locally sourced ingredients to create small batch, gourmet treats in Southeast Alaska. Sitka Flowers & The Chocolate Moose is located in downtown Sitka, Alaska. Owner Angela Ketah is Alaskan Native of Tlingit and Tsimshian descent and was born and raised in Southeast Alaska.
Klawock ⋅ 2017 P2P Finalist
Founded in 1987, Wildfish Cannery smokes and cans wild Alaska seafood, carrying on the craft and time-honored traditions of the region in the small seaside town of Klawock. With his background as a chef, owner and grandson of the founder, Mathew Scaletta takes great pride in working closely with fishermen to preserve their best catch.
Craig ⋅ 2019 P2P Finalist
Nestled in the crisp, cool waters of Sea Otter Sound, located near Prince of Wales Island, Tommaso Shellfish is growing and harvesting Pacific Oysters to bring the pure flavors of Southeast Alaska's beautiful coastal landscape to your table.
Place orders via email or phone, and learn more at tommasoshellfish.com.
Klawock ⋅ 2016 P2P Winner ⋅ Native Owned
Skyáana Coffee Co. was born out of Tina Isaac Steffen’s desire to honor her Tlingit and Haida heritage while sharing her love of coffee with her community. Guided by “the principles of our cultural core: respect for nature, tradition, and our ancestors,” Skyáana roasts the finest, fair trade sourced beans to the perfect peace and harmony of flavors.
Beauty & Bath
Sitka ⋅Master Class Participant
Leah and Zak are both believers in the courage of kindness and the power of plants. Spinning Moon exists to encourage and support everyone to feel confident in their ability to have an active role in their whole-being health. They believe that through openhearted curiosity, non-violence, and a genuine love for our planet and all its inhabitants, we can work in community to help support and nurture ourselves, our others, our planet.
Sitka ⋅ Native-owned
Jaycie (Tlingit) has had a few service-based businesses in the past, but she has always dreamt of owning a product-based business! She started ROSE LANE CO in August of 2021 after falling in love with the craft of making candles and other home fragrances. She hopes that she can soon help provide for her family and someday pass this business along to her daughters whom the business is named after (Charlie Rose & Emerson Lane). She feels so blessed to have the support from her husband and the opportunity to run my business while being a mother and wife. Follow along on Instagram!
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Owned by Alaska Native women, Alaska’s Traditional Medicinals uses the same healing plants that have been used by Native Alaskan people for thousands of years. Using locally sourced and sustainably harvested ingredients like devil’s club and chaga, Alaska’s Traditional Medicinals hand crafts a variety of oils, salves, tinctures, and teas wild harvested from the pristine wilderness of Alaska.
Everett, Washington ⋅ Native Owned
Cynful Creations is an Indigenous woman owned and operated beauty brand that was established in 2020. They started with an all natural cosmetics line focusing on lip kits and eyeshadow pallets. But, Cynful Creations has since existed to include many accessories and fashion statements! Follow Cynful Creations on Instagram and Facebook!
Hoonah ⋅ Resilience Circles Participant ⋅ Native Owned
Lisa Andersson Yak x waan tláa is T’ak dein taan from Tax’ Hit / Kaa Shaayi Hit, Xuna Káawu. Her inspiration in making traditional remedies from her culture is supplying a natural, environmentally friendly, and sustainably harvested products for her business Tlingit Botanicals.
Ketchikan ⋅ Native-owned
A stay-at-home mom with two girls, Kiana Rodriguez makes bath bombs, sugar scrubs and shower steamers!
Follow Naturally Yours on Facebook!
Wrangell ⋅ Business Basics Participant ⋅ Native Owned
Lover Bear Candle Co. is owned by husband and wife team, Anna and Cody Angerman, who create unique scented products inspired by their home, Alaska. They have a passion for bringing the scents of Alaska to life through their handmade products. Inspired by the stark wilderness and beauty of the last frontier, they’ve created custom blends of unique scents that are truly Alaskan.
Haines/Hood River, Oregon ⋅ Business Basics Participant
Fireside Herbs is not so much a business as it is a way to keep making art and other creations. The owner, Ariel, was born and raised in Alaska and currently resides in a very tiny dry cabin outside of Haines. She spent childhood summers running around Funter Bay (Kootznoowoo), blowing her bear whistle and investigating tidepools. Her childhood forest and beach romping grew into a life-long sense of wonder for Alaska.
Wrangell ⋅ 2018 P2P Finalist
Angie Flickinger creates handcrafted herbal body and skin care products inspired by and harvested from the wild, abundant forests and coastlines of Southeast Alaska. Combining sustainably hand-foraged local plants like Sitka spruce and rosehips with whole organic ingredients, Waterbody harnesses nature’s restorative powers to make self-care a meaningful and wildly beautiful experience.
ACCESSORIES
Sitka ⋅ Native Owned
Xoodzí is an Alaska Native-owned art and jewelry page run by Sienna Reid (Tlingit of the Kiks.ádi clan). Sienna started making earrings with hand-crafted devils club beads over the summer and decided to start selling and trading them. Now she makes a variety of jewelry and art inspired by her homelands and culture. Give her a follow on Instagram!
Business Basics participant ⋅ Native Owned
Autumn Shotridge, Yaandakin Yeil (Tlingit), creates unique beaded seal fur jewelry and accessories such as handbags, purses, wallets, headbands, hats, pop sockets, and more. Though she currently resides in Washington State, Autumn was born in Ketchikan. She developed her love of beading at a young age by learning from her grandmother, Esther Sea, the matriarch of the Teikweidee clan.
Kake ⋅ 2019 P2P Finalist
Handcrafted in the middle of the Tongass National Forest, Sagebrush Dry Gear knows the importance of staying dry in the wilderness. No matter your sport, their products will keep your gear dry with the highest quality, lightest weight, fully submersible bags in the industry.
Alaska ⋅ Native owned
Look Beadwork is excited to share her beading/fur sewing addiction with you! She was born in Juneau, Alaska and spent my formative years in the quiet communities of Yakutat and King Salmon.
Her parents taught her to appreciate and utilize what the landscape had to share with them. Her mom strapped me to her back when she was a baby and carried her along on her trap lines. Her father took them fishing for silver salmon (coho-L'ook in Tlingit) every August.
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Welcome to Ljay’s where you will find unique variety of handmade products made in Alaska. She has been in the boutique business for over five years. Each piece of her collection offers you not just jewelry, but a canvas to express her unique style and individuality. Her mission is to offer a selection of essential wardrobe staples for those looking to create a minimalist fashion forward style for any and every occasion.
Anchorage ⋅ Native Owned
Xóotsk’ Amiah Johnson is a Tlingit, Koyukon, Athabascan and Filipina artist from Yakutat currently residing on traditional Dena’ina land in Anchorage. She is inspired by the traditional designs of her ancestors and land where they came from. She was taught to sew and beads by her mother and maternal grandmother and has been running her business and going to school full time for the last three years.
Anchorage ⋅ Native Owned
Beaded Earrings by Kéet Creations featuring Afro-Indigenous Contemporary Designs.
Follow Kéet Creations on Instagram!
Sitka ⋅ Native Owned ⋅ LGBTQ Owned
Kanat’á Xoo is Indigiqueer owned and operated, selling formline stickers and beaded earrings.
They created a platform for other partnering Indigenous artists to sell their work. The goal is to build a collective of Indigenous artists from around the country.
Yakutat ⋅ Native Owned
Drawing inspiration from her rich cultural heritage as an Alaskan Native Tlingit Athabascan artist, the owner creates unique and meaningful pieces that reflect the beauty and spirit of my ancestry and Native Alaskan lifestyle.
Follow High Tide Gems on Instagram and Facebook!
Seldovia ⋅ Native Owned
Liane Crosta and her husband, Chris, create salmon leather jewelry and accessories using salmon byproducts, as well as halibut, rockfish, and seaglass and shells gathered from beaches in Alaska. Lifelong Alaskans, they were both taught from an early age how to catch, clean, smoke, cure, and jar wild salmon.
Klawock ⋅ Native Owned
Eva Rowan, sx̱een (Tlingit and Pueblo), is currently working on a project that involves beading earrings inspired by album art from Native music artists. She said that she sees this as an opportunity to “promote other Native artists’ craft while creating her own.” Eva, who is from Klawock, said that her work is driven by her love of making regalia for loved ones.
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Deisheetaan Designs is owned by Kylie Kyalxtin Kookesh (Tlingit). She creates mostly jewelry but recently started to bead ornaments, keychains, and headbands. Kylie said she decided to learn how to bead after seeing other passengers crafting their beadwork while traveling to Thorne Bay via ferry for volleyball practices. “I told myself I need to learn how to b
APPAREL
Seattle ⋅ Native Owned
Rayana is Haida and Tsimshian from the wolf clan. Rayana began selling SLUGS Fleece Boot Liners in 2009 at local festivals in her hometown of Ketchikan, Alaska, and on Etsy. She now sells at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington and has been a crafter permit holder there for 10 years. She sells her rain boot liners, toddler dresses made out of recycled T-shirt’s and upcycled onesies.
Seattle ⋅ Native Owned
Wilgoosksm Gibaaw | Wise Wolf is owned by Ksgooga Gwisgwaasgm Gyemk Janice Jainga-Lonergan, Tsimshian weaver and artist.
I’m proud to offer my unique Indigenous creations, both traditional and contemporary.
The woven, beaded & regalia creations are made with passion & careful attention.
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Sandra Firestack, is originally from Yakutat and currently resides in Juneau, and owns a Native-owned business "Sandra's Artistry Alaska" (established in 2000). Sandra's Artistry Alaska a Juneau-Alaska-based online retail shop featuring signature-designed handmade one of a kind, genuinely made in the USA products; items are not mass-produced nor machine made. Famous hand-designed ALASKA XTRA TUF booties, loafers, hats, socks, baby sweaters, mittens and more.
Visit her store at sandraartistryalaska.com.
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
After retiring from a 40-year career in administration. Jayne created DANGELI First Nations/Alaska Native DESIGNS as creating regalia, head to toe, increased in commissions and sales. She is a bead artist, regalia maker, weaver and moccasin maker. Jayne's first mentor was her Mother, Louise Dangeli, who was a weaver, painter, regalia maker, bead artist. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook!
Ketchikan ⋅ Native Owned
C. Ruby Designs is owned by Native artist Christy Ruby. Harvesting, designing, and sewing unique apparel for marine mammals seals and sea otters. Her pallet consists of many varieties of Alaskan furs and the final work of art can have many layers. She's open to creating a one-of-a-kind work of art to wear. Read about her published apparel and awards on her website and order early for Christmas!
Visit C. Ruby Designs on Instagram!
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Collective49 is Alaska Native woman-owned business that is dedicated to promoting culturally based arts and crafts through a virtual 100% Native business marketplace. Indigenous artists create and manage their own mini-stores on the Collective49 platform.
Together, we find inspiration in our homelands, landscapes, and experiences. Our collective works are rooted in culture. Our priority is the sale of authentic Indigenous artwork. Follow them on Instagram or Facebook!
Juneau ⋅Business Basics for Artists Participant
Based out of Juneau, Alaska Black and White Raven Company is an LGBTQ+ Indigenous owned small business that believes in building community and giving back. Black and White Raven Company offers a diverse range of apparel that speak to community and identity, and graphic design and marketing solutions that are designed to elevate your brand's visibility and reach while maintaining a focus on authentic storytelling. We believe in the power of giving back, and translate this belief into action.
Craig ⋅ Native Owned
Bella Sorella Creations was born in October 2018 to showcase the talents and artistry of two small-town Alaskan sisters who wish to spread their passion to those near and far. We now specialize in home décor, beauty products, homemade candles and apparel; offering our first-rate homemade products and exceptional customer service to shoppers from the comfort of their own homes!
Sitka ⋅ Native-owned
Kris Karsunky and Derek James just bought this business this summer. They changed the name and had a Yakutat artist create their formline bear paw logo. Right now it is a small convenience store with the addition of a coffee menu. They currently have one youth Tlingit artist with formline prints in the store. Their goal is to keep adding more native artwork to sell in the store. They are excited to keep expanding and making this a place that locals want to come shop at! Follow them on Instagram and Facebook!
Yakutat ⋅ NAtive-owned
Unique, handmade, one of a kind, beaded earrings, necklaces and boho chic hair pieces by Alaskan Violet. From beaded earrings, sea shell necklaces, hair accessories to rustic hammered metal earrings. Being raised by her mother, grandmother and aunties who all created beautiful things with their hands and with what they had on hand is inspiring for her everyday. Nothing was wasted and everything was made with love and good intentions.
Craig ⋅ Native Owned
A love of the vibrant colors of Alaska — fireweed, northern lights, the changing hues of the ocean, and the colorful sunsets — inspired Julie Yates-Fulton and Christina Barlow to start Alaska Krazy Socks, Etc., a partnership that focuses on dying and selling bamboo clothing, mainly socks for all sizes, infants through adults.
Yakutat ⋅ NAtive-owned
Alaska Soles, owned designed by Reine Pavlik, Tlingit from Yakutat, Alaska Rooted in her Tlingit heritage, Reine finds herself fortunate to tap into the abundant natural beauty of Yakutat, and the profound richness of the Tlingit culture. The essence of Alaska Soles' designs and concepts lies in their fusion of traditional materials with those sourced from upcycled, recycled, and thrifted origins. This innovative blend not only respects the heritage of the past but also reflects a commitment to sustainable practices, in harmony with the present-day environmental concerns.
ART
Juneau ⋅ Loan Program Participant ⋅ Native Owned
Trickster Company is an Indigenous-owned design shop founded by siblings Rico and Crystal Worl with the goal to promote innovative Indigenous design. Trickster strives to represent a prestigious lineage of Native art in fresh and energetic ways as a celebration of Northwest Coast culture as it lives today.
Klawock ⋅ Native Owned
Kathy Kato Yates is a Tlingit and Haida artist. Tlingit name: TAATS (tots) meaning precious one. Belonging to the Kaach ádi. my Haida name is Xuuya k wiiáas meaning: old Haida precious Raven. My designs each carry a contemporary and traditional flare.
Ketchikan ⋅ Native Owned ⋅ LGTBT+ Owned
Savannah LeCornu is an Indigenous artist from Ketchikan, Alaska, she is Tsimshian, Haida and Nez Perce.
Savannah primarily draws and paints in both traditional and digital formats, but she also beads. The focus of her shop is to provide the community with affordable prints that celebrate indigenous peoples.
Dena’ina Ełnena ⋅ Native Owned
Qaadax̂ Studio was founded by Unangam masuqaĝii (Unangax̂ artist) Qaadax̂ Chloe Bourdukofsky-Price in 2021 to highlight Unangax̂ art/ style passed from generation to generation.
Anchorage ⋅ Native Owned
Miciana Alise (Tlingit) said that she was inspired to become an artist by her grandmother, Alberta Aspen, who is a renowned button robe and regalia artist.
“Watching her create beautiful traditional work growing up made me want to create my own, but with a modern twist,” Miciana said. She strives to acknowledge her mixed heritage through her work—she makes and sells leather and suede earrings, assorted jewelry, digital art, stickers, and photography prints featuring unique formline designs.
Alaska ⋅ Native Owned
Little Cub Books, LLC, an Indigenous-Owned Publishing and Printing Company, was created by Amanda Bremner and Benjamin Schleifman with the help of their cubs Tinaa, Daaskawaa and Nathan. Benjamin Schleifman is the creative mind behind the original designs found in our Coloring Books, which are also showcased on clothing and stickers. However, it's important to note that the cubs hold the final authority in approving all print products.
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
Lily Hope’s work is rooted in the endangered art form of Chilkat weaving. Her smaller works and boujee handwoven earrings are collected across Alaska and the Southwest, becoming iconic Alaskan wear like X-tra Tuff boots and Patagonia Jackets.
You can find out more about Lily including her store at her website lilyhope.com, as well as follow her on Instagram at @lilyhopeweaver
Seattle, Washington ⋅ Native Owned
Kaigani Craft was created by Jacinthe Demmert in 2018. It started as a craft daystall business at Pike Place Market offering one-of-a-kind hand printed clothing. Kaigani Craft now operates a pop-up shop in Seattle, Washington with inventory including: original basketry, jewelry, prints, paintings, and assemblage all made by Jacinthe.
Ketchikan ⋅ Native Owned
Glasses&Curls is owned and operated by Katrina Monta in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Her business has recently expanded to include original laser-engraved cutting boards and displays. She has ornaments, stickers and more!
Follow Glasses&Curls on Facebook!
Sitka ⋅ Native Owned
Jarrod Lkheinaa Galanin is an artist and co-owner of Galanin + Klein. He comes from a long lineage of Tlingit artists spanning multiple generations.
Ketchikan ⋅ Native Owned
Crazy Wolf Studio was created to showcase the artwork of Tsimshian Artist Ken Decker as well as serveral other indigenous artists. We have many traditional Northwest Coast pieces such as Ceremonial Drums, Paddles, Bentwood Boxes, Totems, Rattles, Cedar and Spruce Root Baskets, Hand-Carved Silver and Gold Jewelry, and Prints. We also have Native-Inspired or Designed Apparel, Kitchen Wares, Mammoth and Walrus Ivory Carvings and Jewelry, Soapstone Carvings, Devils Club Products, and Art Cards.
Follow Crazy Wolf Studio on Facebook!
STOREFRONT
Sitka ⋅ Native Owned
Xutaa Hidi gallery showcases exquisite handmade pieces created by talented Indigenous artists from across Alaska. With a commitment to preserving and promoting their traditions, we take pride in offering only authentic artworks. We express our heartfelt gratitude (Gunalchéesh) for your support in celebrating indigenous art and culture. Siblings and co-owners Willoughby and Alana Peterson are Tlingit of the Yeíl (raven) moiety, Luknahadi (coho) clan, and Daginaa Hit (Out in the Ocean Salmon Box House). They were born and raised in Sitka, Alaska by their mother, Gail, and their father, master carver Reggie Peterson.
Follow Xutaa Hidi on Instagram!
Juneau ⋅ Native Owned
The Sealaska Heritage Store offers a wide selection of Alaska Native and Northwest Coast art and gifts -- from apparel and prints to one-of-a-kind, handcrafted carvings and jewelry. In addition to supporting Indigenous artists, your purchases help support Sealaska Heritage workshops, language revitalization, and education programs throughout the region. Visit us in the Walter Soboleff Building in Heritage Square or shop online at sealaskaheritage.org/store.
Anchorage ⋅ Native Owned
The Alaska Native Heritage Center’s Ch’k’iqadi Gallery is the only Native-owned gift shop in Anchorage. We work with 70+ artists from all over the state, including Southeast Alaska.
Follow the Heritage Center and the Ch’k’iqadi Gallery on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!
Petersburg ⋅ Loan Program Participant ⋅ Native Owned
Rooted in a passion for Alaskan Native art, culture, and communities, the Cedar Box became the first Alaska Native Gift Shop in Petersburg. Since opening in May 2018, Will and Christy Ware have been sharing Petersburg’s strong Tlingit history and culture through art, sea otter fur, jewelry, and deer calls. The Wares hope that the Cedar Box brings more awareness to the beauty and depth of Alaska Native Culture.
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