Our Storytellers

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Jacqueline Nalikutaar Cleveland
Jacqueline Nalikutaar Cleveland

Nalikutaar, Jacqueline Cleveland (Yup’ik) is a subsistence hunter, fisherwoman, and gatherer from Quinhagak and a citizen of the Native Village of Kwinhagak Tribal Government. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Media and Theater Arts with a minor in Native American Studies from Montana State University, Bozeman.

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Laureli Ivanoff
Laureli Ivanoff

Laureli is an Inupiaq/Yup’ik writer and James Beard Award-winning journalist who grew up in Unalakleet. She and her children are members of the Native Village of Unalakleet, the southern-most Inupiaq community in Alaska. She is passionate about sharing stories that show Alaska Native ways of life, Indigenous values, and relationship with the land and water.

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Aywaa Storyhouse informs, uplifts, and inspires Alaska’s Indigenous community through the power of storytelling.

As a multimedia platform, we are committed to amplifying Alaska Native voices across news, arts, humor, culture, and language. Our goal is to empower the Alaska Native community to become the most informed—so our families and leaders can make wise decisions, engage in meaningful conversations, find inspiration, and build thriving homes.

Rooted in Indigenous values, Aywaa Storyhouse centers and affirms the Alaska Native narrative through storytelling.

By sharing our ways of being and the values that guide our relationships—with one another, the land and water, and our plant and animal kin—we aim to strengthen our community and educate the broader Alaska public on true sustainability and holistic, healthy living.