Think back to high school U.S. history class. How often did you learn about the interactions between Russians and Alaskan Natives in the 1700s? There were maybe a couple sentences buried in the textbook, if any at all.
But as viewers will find in artist Marlena Myles’ new exhibit at The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA), the often-overlooked relations between these groups of people—before the territory was sold to the United States in 1867—are rich with history.
“Dynamics of Russian Colonialism in Alaska” marks the first collaboration with a Native artist in the museum’s history, made possible from a Cultural Community Partnership grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.
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