young
adults
blazing
trails &
keeping
their
heritage
forefront
No matter how far the world advances, contemporary
Alaska Native cultures are shaped by their
ancestral roots. As such, Alaska Natives share
special relationships with their Elders, heritage,
traditions and ceremonies, and a subsistence
lifestyle, guiding their traditional values as steady
as a salmon's spawn cycle.
For this generation, that connection to heritage is
told through shared stories, activism, and authentic
documentation of Alaska Native living as it is today—
while honoring the past.
Quannah Chasinghorse
is a model, activist,
and apprentice of
traditional tattooing.
Not only is she the May
2021 face of Vogue Mexico,
she's a leader and
recognized voice in both
climate change action
and Indigenous rights.
quannah
chasinghorse
Han Gwich'in & Oglala Lakota
19
culture
today
@quannah.rose
