Ilanka Cultural Center

10/03/2026

The Native Village of Eyak is soliciting proposals and rate information to provide Catering services for upcoming Talking Circle in collaboration with National Parks Service (NPS) Wrangell St. Elias Landscape Project.

Bids may be submitted in person, by mail, or by email. Bids must be received by the NVE office on or before the deadline and must contain name, contact information, and amount of bid.

For more information, please contact Danaya at [email protected].

Proposals must be received by 5:00pm AST on Friday, October 16th, 2026.

10/02/2026

09/22/2026

09/16/2026

So happy to have Cully Merritt teaching Native Arts Class!!!

Join us in welcoming Cully Merritt, the Alaska Native Arts teacher at Cordova High School. PWSC, together with the Cordova School District and the Native Village of Eyak, offer this class for dual credit. Participating students earn credit at both the high school and college level, receiving 3 credits a semester from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Cully is not new to the halls of CHS or to teaching this class. In fact, she remembers this class being one of her favorites in Jr High and High School. She co-taught the class with Kayley DeLozier in 2022-2023.

Cully has been making different forms of Alaska Native Art most of her life. She’s hoping to bring excitement for traditional ways of crafting and breathe new life into the Alaskan cultural way of living.

Stay tuned for students’ art and other projects created in class this year.

09/02/2026

📣 Join The Eyak Foundation for a Special Cultural Collections Visit!

The Eyak Foundation invites TEC Shareholders and Descendants to a unique opportunity to visit cultural collections from the Smithsonian Institution at the Anchorage Museum.

🗓 September 11, 2026
🕓 Beginning at 4:00 PM
📍 Anchorage Museum

Through guided small-group viewings, participants will explore cultural items of significance to TEC Shareholders and Descendants, offering an opportunity to reflect on our shared history, heritage, and traditions.

Following the collections visit, please join us for a reception hosted by The Eyak Foundation:

🍽 Reception: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Muse, Anchorage Museum Restaurant (First Floor)

Connect with fellow TEC shareholders and descendants, share your experience from the collections viewing, and learn about the latest programs and initiatives at The Eyak Foundation.

⚠️ Space is limited, and registration is required.

✅ Register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Ba22DTX1CC?origin=lprLink

Questions? Contact The Eyak Foundation for additional information.

We look forward to gathering with you for an evening of cultural learning, connection, and community.

09/01/2026

This is great! Come help the Cordova Museum identify historic photographs. Please help pass the word along to our elders and history buffs.

Please join us at the Reluctant for our first community photo identification event Monday September 28th from 5pm-7pm! Please note the change from the 21st to the 28th!

08/28/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Pam Smith and Mark Hoover!

NVE’s Cultural Department is excited to announce that Pam Smith and Mark Hoover have been selected by Tribal Council to join our upcoming collections research trip to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. This December, they will join Cultural Department staff in visiting the National Museum of the American Indian and National Museum of Natural History to spend time with and learn from ancestral collections.

Pam Smith is an Eyak Elder, Tribal artist, and longtime cultural resource who has generously shared her knowledge and guidance with NVE and our community. She brings experience working with museum collections, along with an important spiritual and cultural perspective that will help guide ceremony, preparation, and other cultural considerations throughout the visit. Pam has also served multiple terms on Tribal Council and contributed to numerous cultural projects over the years. Her knowledge, guidance, and connection with our ancestors will be invaluable during this work.

Mark Hoover has dedicated decades of his life to NVE and has been involved with the Tribe since its early years. His wisdom, calming presence, and longstanding commitment to the Tribe will bring an important perspective to this experience. Mark is also an accomplished photographer, and we look forward to the ways his skills may help document the visit and bring the experience home to our Tribal community. We are especially honored to have this opportunity to recognize Mark’s many years of service and devotion to the Tribe by having him join us.

We received a strong group of 18 applications and sincerely thank every Tribal Member who expressed an interest in participating. While opportunities for this trip are limited, we hope to continue creating ways for Tribal Members to participate in collections research and other Cultural Department projects in the future.

AwA'ahdah to the Smithsonian for accommodating and funding this trip!