Smithsonian Spotlight: New Media Presentation by Angela Łot’oydaatlno Gonzalez

12/20/2019 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 _Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center_ Blogging, photography, videography, podcasting, and vlogging create opportunities for Indigenous peoples to tell their stories and share their perspectives. Angela Łot’oydaatlno Gonzalez [http://www.athabascanwoman.com/](Koyukon Athabascan) is a writer and communications professional living in Anchorage. She spent most of her childhood in Huslia, ALASKA, and summers in fish camp on the Koyukuk River. She enjoys writing and photography and owns the Athabascan Woman (http://athabascanwoman.com [http://athabascanwoman.com]), a blog about Athabascan culture and Alaska Native topics. Find out about how she shares stories from and about Athabascan peoples on her blog and social media and how it connects people across the world. Łot’oydaatlno also creates and shares beading ‘how to’ videos and teaches beading classes. Beading connects Łot’oydaatlno to her culture and family and she appreciates its healing nature.   _Photo by Janessa Howard_