Tania Larsson (Tetlit Gwich’in and Swedish), a student at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe and 2015 participant in the Artist Leadership Program of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), describes forging new tools modeled on 3D scans of tools in the museum's collections. She also shares the worst lesson she ever learned about caring for tools. (It involves a dog . . . .) The NMAI and the IAIA together have developed this opportunity for IAIA students within the museum's larger Artist Leadership Program. Selection for the program is coordinated with the IAIA and is based on students’ proposed research, public art projects, academic presentations, digital portfolios, resumes, artist statements, and letters of support from IAIA faculty. Participating students receive credit for independent study. Video production: Mats Reiniusson Academic dean, IAIA: Charlene Teters