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Alana Moses from Fairbanks, ����ӰƬ, is the 2025 Festival of Native Arts (FNA) Booklet Cover Artist. She is eighteen years old and currently in her second year of taking classes on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus at UAF. Alana is Yup’ik, Cup’ik, Inupiaq, and Koyukon Athabascan, with family from Alatna, Allakaket, and Hooper Bay.

The logo for this year's Festival of Native Arts booklet represents the theme “Remembering our Past to Strengthen our Future” by showcasing a diverse group of young ����ӰƬ Native dancers underneath what looks like the original Festival banner. The banner is displayed above the stage every year at FNA. To help us remember our past, stars are added to the banner on the cover art. By including these stars, we can honor our ancestors as well as all the dancers, songwriters, singers, drummers, and performers who were on the stage before us.

The five ����ӰƬ Native people dancing on the stage represent the diversity of ����ӰƬ. Although these dancers are loosely based on individuals who have regularly performed at the Festival of Native Arts for most of their young lives, she hopes that by having the faces without features, many can see themselves on this stage. The people displayed on this cover, as well as everyone performing at the Festival of Native Arts, are the upcoming leaders and culture bearers who can help "Strengthen Our Future."

Throughout her life, Alana Moses has attended nearly every Festival of Native Arts as a dancer, performer, assistant vendor, or spectator. She has danced with the Inu-Yupiaq dance group both as a small child and as a university student. She can also say that she is on the cover of this year’s Festival of Native Arts booklet, as she included herself as the dancer on the far right in light blue, wearing her traditional Yup’ik and Cup’ik regalia—all of which she made herself.

Alana would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone involved with the Festival throughout her life. It has always been a warm and welcoming space that has allowed her, as a young ����ӰƬ Native woman, to connect with her cultures and the many people who attend. From these experiences, she has been able to flourish as an artist and maintain a sense of belonging. As we remember past Festival experiences, we can carry forward a wealth of connections and pride as we strengthen our future.

“My name is Naatanii Mayo, I am from Stevens Village but I currently live in Fairbanks. I am Bitterwater Clan for the Tl’eeyegge hʉt’aane.”

This year’s Festival of Native Arts logo is a reflection of all the amazing people and opportunities that I have encountered during my studies here at UAF. Since starting here at UAF, each year has brought new experiences and relationships that I would have otherwise never have been exposed to. Remembering each year's own unique set of memories has strengthened me and soon my future. Knowing that with each year and years prior, I have gained the means and skills to take care of myself and those around me. Thank you all for making this life a beautiful journey. Jyaa Gwahtsii Gwizhrįh.