I have never been a fan of the frontier myth. I even dislike the use of the word "frontier" to describe Alaska. It's as if we never moved forward from the 1800s and the 1900s. Kudos to Julie Decker. For example, perhaps we'll become more accepting of artists being artists rather than segregating us by race and ethnicity. As a Native artist I have found it almost impossible to become accepted as an artist who happens to be Native. That in itself would be a giant leap forward. That's freedom.