KODIAK, ALASKA—According to a report in Alaska Native News, ancient fragments of woven grass have been recovered on Kodiak Island, which is located off Alaska’s southern coast. “We were excavating a ...

In 2019, the Alaska office of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center partnered with Qanirtuuq Inc. of Quinhagak, Alaska, to research and document the Yup’ik tradition of weaving an issran (grass ...

To support the preservation and modernization of this heritage, Tancheng Gaoda Hats Industry Factory established the Tancheng Langya Grass Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop in 2022. Led by ...