With a focus on Native-owned businesses and locally sourced products, the One Sealaska Gift Guide is your one-stop-shop for gift-giving this winter and beyond. From accessories and apparel to art, food and more, the Gift Guide compiles a variety of Southeast Alaska’s small business offerings into one place, making it easy for you to keep your impact local this holiday season.
The Gift Guide features Native-owned businesses, and Southeast Alaskan entrepreneurs who have participated in Spruce Root programs. Use the dropdown menu above to navigate through the different sections.
This gift guide was produced in collaboration with Sealaska, Sealaska Heritage Institute, as part of the One Sealaska campaign. #onesealaska
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Gift Businesses
C. Ruby Designs
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!
Catotti and Goldberg Art Studio
Catotti and Goldberg Art Studio is really Donna and Rob, painting paintings, printing serigraphs, sculpting clay, and making guitars. We are inspired by nature, driven by the need to be creative, and thankful when art lovers support our efforts.
Popular for the holiday season are hand printed serigraphs (fine art prints created using a silk screen).
Shop at Donna and Rob’s website.
Ch’k’iqadi Gallery
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!
Collective 49
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!
Crazy Wolf Studio
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!
DANGELI First Nations/Alaska Native DESIGNS
After retiring from 40 year a 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.
Deisheetaan Designs
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 bead like that,” she said, “I have been doing this for about four years now, and I’ve improved, to say the least.”
You can keep up with Kylie and learn more about her products on Instagram and Facebook. In the market for a unique holiday gift? She is currently accepting orders through Facebook messenger.
Eva Rowan
Eva Rowan, sx̱een (Tlingit and Pueblo), She started beading earrings in 2016, and now sells them via Instagram (@yeilgirl). “I truly enjoy creating for others,” Eva said.
Eva has worked on projects 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.
Profits from all pieces inspired by album art are shared with the music artist. Visit Eva’s Instagram to learn more about her work and collections inspired by music artists. To place and order, send Eva a direct message.
Fireside Herbs
Shop Fireside Herbs for herbs, art, and jewelry.
The owner Ariel was born and raised in Alaska and currently reside in a very tiny dry cabin outside of Haines. She has spent the last 15 years working in museum exhibition planning and design, where she has learned various skills as a maker and activity-designer. She loves to play and everything about what she does comes back to whether or not it inspires fun in whoever it reaches. More than anything she would really love to share the sense of awe she gets from this special place. Follow Fireside Herbs on Instagram and Facebook!