The Anchorage Museum's Good Medicine exhibit is a look at the Indigenous healers and medicine that have helped the residents of the north survive for millennia.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Anchorage Museum is a place where art comes to life and information becomes exhibits, reflecting Alaska’s history, events, people and culture.Good Medicine.
Each corner of the exhibit is stamped with an ochre painting. The markings are meant to bless the space and create protection. There are handmade items displayed in a case by traditional healers that Dewitt said are meant to share their journey and connection to culture. “Everybody’s invited to fill out a card, either something that they’re requesting — a prayer that they’re requesting — or something that they want to let go,” Dewitt said.
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