Alex Jacobs
Karoniaktahke (Where the Sky Meets the Earth)

Alex Jacobs (Karoniaktahke) born 1953 in upstate NY on the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation (St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation). The international border between the USA & Canada was placed in the middle of our community after the American Revolution; since then NY, Ontario, Quebec & various federal agencies all vie for jurisdiction with our 3 own Tribal, Band & Nation Councils. My son Duran Flint Jacobs (Skaroniate) and daughter Ciera Alexandra Jacobs (Owetsoken) live there with their mother, Cynthia Cook. My parents are Abe & Sarah Jacobs, my mom is a well known quiltmaker; my brothers & sisters, Nick, Mark, Geri, Sharon & Velma all live in upstate NY.

Attended Manitou Community College in LaMacaza Quebec, graduated with an AFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, spent a summer session at Alfred College of Ceramics, then graduated from Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA (Sculpture/Creative Writing) in 1979. Worked as an Ironworker across the country while we raised our family. I also worked for the Mohawk Nation newspaper & international native journal, AKWESASNE NOTES, from 1972-75, 83-86, 95-96. We also started the community newspaper INDIAN TIME and the national Native Arts Journal AKWEKON. I also worked as a DJ, Talk Show Host, News Director, Program Director and assistant station manager for CKON, Mohawk Nation Radio from 1986-1991. I am interested in doing Radio Work for Native or Community stations. I also continue to read poetry & do Spoken Word Performances in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, NYC and any place I'm invited to. I hope to have a new book of poetry out soon and a spoken word/music CD.

Taught art & poetry to Native students at the Akwesasne Freedom School, was artist-in-residence at the Akwesasne Museum, & taught at Santa Fe Indian School, Red Mesa (AZ) Navajo School District. In 1992 I was Project Researcher & Designer for "500 Years of American Indian Stereotypes" started by Rick Hill/Director, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe & Professor at University of Buffalo NY.