Local Gift Guide

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.

You can find her available works in her Etsy shop. If you are interested in commissioning paintings or beadwork you can reach out via Instagram or email (lecornusavannah@gmail.com). She also has a Facebook and Patreon.

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. Living in the Pacific Northwest, she has developed a wide range of artistic talents that she has learned from a number of artists.

But much of her inspiration comes from her young daughter, Aria: “I am setting an example for her, as my own mother has set for me… our culture’s future is in the hands of our youth,” Autumn said. While seal fur is the main material that Autumn works with — it allows her spirituality to shine through, she said — she occasionally allows herself to pursue whatever sparks her artistic interest. Autumn recently created a small collection of abalone and glass trade bead earrings, which appear in the fourth image, as well as a few pairs with wooden laser-cut flowers. She continues to introduce new items including barrettes, hair combs, ornaments, fanny packs, and baby shoes. Autumn welcomes commissions via Instagram.

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.

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.

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. Leah has a special interest in Ayurvedic practices, is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a deeply intuitive and non-judgmental partner to all. Zak is a poet and wanderer, with an abiding interest in finding ways to allow our hearts and minds to remain open and tender.

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.

Each creation has my Trade Mark the Russian Trade Cobalt trade Bead with the Red Heart Bead too. The designs each carry their own legends featuring family, love, and happiness. A gem waiting for you in a haystack.

For more information, call 907-755-2115

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.

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. In addition, to keeping the knowledge alive. Knowledge handed down from our ancestors’. Lisa was fortunate as she inherited her mother Pauline Rudolph Andersson’s love for wildcrafting. An interest that continued on throughout her life, always listening to her elders and collecting knowledge. Lisa emphasizes that her knowledge is handed down, her remedies are from our past. She invites you to try her products from the temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska. Follow Tlingit Botanicals on Facebook!