Thanks to Rudolph M. Isturis, Alaska Native Arts, for his letter in the Empire today.

It was our first priority to make sure that the artists we have in the Shop were covered for their losses from the break-in in June. Thanks to many who helped with special donations, and by tapping our savings, we were able to make sure everyone got paid as soon as we had everything accounted for.

We appreciate Mr. Isturis’s kind words about this.