State arts council urges protections for Native use of ivory

A student uses a a Dremel tool to shape her fish carving. Master ivory carver Jerome Saclamana taught students in Nome the tradition in August 2015. (Photo by Mitch Borden, KNOM)
The Alaska State Council on the Arts is urging Alaska’s congressional delegation to protect Native use of ivory after recent domestic ivory bans.
The council, which is a part of the state Department of Education and Early Development, submitted a resolution to the delegation last month, emphasizing the rights