Alaska Native Heritage Center Welcomes Home Rare Dena'ina Parka, Hundreds of Ancestral Belongings, and Unveils Three Historic Exhibitions

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – This summer, the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) will unveil three new powerful exhibitions honoring the resilience, artistry, and living histories of Alaska’s First Peoples. Among the extraordinary highlights is the arrival of the world’s only known Dena'ina ground squirrel parka, on special loan from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York.The parka, hand-stitched from dozens of ground squirrel pelts, was collected during the historic Jesup Expedition on April