
Neo Native
Neo Native is a brand built around the Native inspired art that Kayanna has made. Neo, in this case, is to emphasize a focus on the new age and reconsideration of old traditional styles in newer modes.
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Kayanna Healy (Artist)
Kayanna Healy is an Alaska Native born and raised in Fairbanks, AK. She is a Healy Lake (Mendas Cha'ag) tribal member. Imbued with her upbringing in the Athabascan culture of Healy Lake and having been adopted into the Tlingit Raven Clan, she has a deep connection with various Indigenous cultures of Alaska. Now training to become a high school mathematics teacher, she spends her free time doing art, hunting, practicing a Korean martial art called Tang Soo Do, spending time with family, and enjoying adventures with her husband Luke.
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Luke Martin (Digital/Technical Operations)
Luke Martin was born and raised in Fairbanks, AK. While attending college for Statistics and Computer Science, he decided that he was better suited for Information Technology rather then Statistical Research. So, he made a pivot into IT the same summer he got married to Kayanna. Together they run Neo Native, with Kayanna being the creative and Luke functioning as the full-stack operator (Logistics, communications, socials, etc.). On the side, Luke loves to run, practice Taekwondo, and read whenever he can.