Sitka Native artist mixes science with art

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SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Sitka artist Teri Rofkar sees a natural connection between art and science for Native people.

“When explaining the Tlingit world view, we didn’t have a word for art,” Rofkar said. “We didn’t have a word for science, either. We were investigating all the time. We had to be in tune with the world for our own survival.”

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