These opportunities could be one class, semester-long or whatever fits best for the teacher and artist(more) (1-14-19), SHI, UAS launch new scholarships, opportunities for aspiring teachers Welcome Ernie Vargo, the new Law Director for the City of Lakewood! More than 500 athletes from over 100 communities, split into male and female division, compete for 1st-5th place medals in the 10 events(more) (1-30-19), Photos: Khu.Eex of Seattle performs at Centennial HallFunk-rock band with Alaska Native roots rocks Juneau Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. WEIOs kneel jump more challenging than it looks, Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship, SHI Historian Describes the Value of Donated Woven Items, This is Who I Am"--Southeast Alaska's Tlingit embracing Native language, Forest Service webpage features Native pronunciations of wildlife, Sealaska announces Alaska Native language summit, In Alaska, family separations evoke past trauma, Walker urges Trump administration to stop splitting children from parents, Letter: Border family separations reopen old wounds, Border family separations open old wounds, C-SPAN visit strives to promote local, nationwide education, Thank you for making Celebration 2018 a success, Celebrating cultural diversity in Southeast Alaska, Celebrating cultural reclamation through dance, song and art, Weavers share traditional knowledge, stories behind textiles, Light and love: Native Fashion Show gets electric response from full house, At toddler review, the storys in the regalia, Celebration food contest highlights traditional staples, Dance groups come from far and wide for Celebration, Sisters continue weaving, teaching after mothers death, Spruce root basket wins Best of Show at Native art show, Spiritual and powerful: Canoes land at Douglas Harbor for Celebration, Growing group of Native veterans paddles to Celebration while raising awareness, Kind year celebrates Alaska Native youth and culture, Celebration 2018 brings 45 dance groups to Juneau, As first Alaska Native police chief in Juneau, Ed Mercer strives to be role model, Alaska Native Anthropology: Review of Menadelook, edited by Eileen Norbert, Juneau team brings home medal from Native Youth Olympics, Southeast lands voice Tlingit history in new place name exhibit, Baby Raven Reads series of Alaska childrens books are a treasure worth sharing, Muktuk and ice cream: Exchange brings Noorvik students to Juneau, Alaska Olympic games pay homage to hunting, survival skills, Young aims to protect Native crafters from federal restrictions, Spring events enhance Alaska's cultural fabric, Book series explores Southeast Alaska Native heritage, Juneau school board contemplates creating Tlingit Language Revitalization Task Force, Young athletes prepare to represent Juneau at statewide traditional games competition, Native Youth Olympics draws wide spectrum of teens, Literacy program encourages reading and culture, The Art of Baby Raven Reads: Featuring Janine Gibbons and Michaela Goade, This halibut hook is an innovation for the past, present and future, Sitka tribe donates canoe replica toSealaskaHeritage Institute, Hope for the Future: Alaskan Community Works to Revive Native Languages, Derogatory internet definition drives students to move on from Thunder Bear mascot name, Haida weaver Delores Churchill replicates ancient hat, Sealaska is building a Native Art Park in its downtown parking lot, Traditional halibut hook stands test of time, inducted into Alaska Hall Of Fame, Young halibut fisherman, grandfather, to accept award today, Klawock elder, grandson, to accept halibut-hook award, Initiative looks to promote Native art, make it economic driver for Southeast, Awatery world: Michaela Goade-illustrated Shanyaakutlaax: Salmon Boy wins best picture book of the year from the American Indian Library Association, Etsy.com stops letting Alaska Native artists sell ivory, sea otter work, Etsy policy decision affects Alaska Native artists locally, statewide. Janine Gibbons, a Haida illustrator from Petersburg Alaska recently came to Haida Gwaii to share her illustrations from two childrens books; The Woman Who Married a Bear and The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales. The City and Borough of Juneau passed a resolution on Monday night that names the intersection of Front and Seward Streets "Heritage Square" in an effort to further recognize the Sealaska Heritage Institute's efforts to make Juneau the Northwest Coast art capital of the world. Students then created graphics and podcasts sharing what they found. First, its very old; its most likely the same drum depicted in geographer Aurel Krauses 1882 book, called The Tlingit Indians in English, and could have been carved decades before that(more) (Juneau Empire) (10-25-17), UAS to develop Northwest Coast arts program Instead, Alaska State Trooper Ryan Anderson hopped in his Ford Explorer. Because of David Katzeeks significant cultural contributions and decades of service to Southeast Alaska Natives, cultural leaders representing both Eagle and Raven clans met to plan a virtual memorial ceremony with the technical assistance of Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI)(more) (11-4-20), Traditional memorial ceremony to be held virtuallyIt will be livestreamed and open to the public Indian Country Today Many of our sacred objects fell into the hands of collectors and museums. Juneau Empire fashion photographer Kerry Howard hit the streets during Celebration 2018 to capture what you wore to the four-day biannual festival that honors and celebrates Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian culture. Indian Country Today The Alaska 100 We begin and end the tour here. Sealaska Heritage Institutes board of trustees decided to postpone the four-day gathering until June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic(more) (6-9-20), Virtual Celebration preview By Tripp Crouse It symbolizes our culture, all the things that are important to us as a people. KTOO Juneau Empire Byron Mallotts comments focused on nurturing and inspiring the next generation of Alaska Natives. By Sheli DeLaney Albany, GA (31701) Today I also want to recognize Sen. Dan Sullivan for requesting a more deliberate bipartisan approach to this issue. A U.S. senator from Alaska called a field Senate committee hearing regarding the federal ban on ivory from African elephants, which Alaska Natives say is confusing tourists and having a "chilling effect" on their legal use of walrus, mammoth and mastodon ivory products in art. Indian Country Today By Henry Leasia Indian Country Today Tlingit poet, scholar and culture bearer Nora Marks Dauenhauer has passed away at age 90. Each of the 8-foot posts were carved from cedar, then cast in bronze. But in recent decades the U.S. government has worked to right some wrongs through repatriation. The class is free and open to the public, but advance sign-ups are requested. By Jeremy Hsieh This poll is not scientific - results reflect the opinions of respondents. Longtime Hoonah teacher Daphne Wright was honored with a 2020 Teacher of Distinction award by Sealaska Heritage Institutes Board of Trustees on Friday during SHIs virtual Celebration 2020 broadcast. Native culture through our KTOO By Peter Segall A Massachusetts college that planned to liquidate its Native art collection has called it off. Inside stands a full-sized replica of a traditional red cedar clan house. The U.S. University of Alaska Southeast and Sealaska Heritage Institute are partnering for a new Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis on Northwest Coast arts, SHI announced. Before the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly could decide whether it could find room to in a COVID-19-shaped budget to help fund a $12 million arts campus, the nonprofit working toward the project asked assembly members to postpone the consideration(more) (5-28-20), Alaska Natives' Celebration 2020 to be held online in June The Alaska community consultations of that national effort wrapped last week(more) (6-19-17), Improving Native AmericanEducationPrograms aimed at Native students draw on the unique culture, traditions and history of tribal communities By David James By Klas Stolpe Juneau Empire By Erin Blakemore By Adelyn Baxter Brant is the quarterback of your high school football team. Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will kick off its first-ever virtual Celebration this week in an effort to bring people together after the coronavirus pandemic in April caused the institute to postpone the in-person event. Must join by 12/31/22. SHI now has links to Tsimshian, Tlingit, and Haida dictionaries JUNEAU EMPIRE KINY She pressed the button for the 11th floor where Reese lives alone in what he and his brother nicknamed the Eagles Nest, a nod to their familys clan. Lt. Gov. This version is told by the Tsimshian people other Southeast Alaska clans tell slightly different versions. The non-structured workshop studies the complicated sounds and structure of the Tlingit language, KTOO.org reported (http://bit.ly/2sK8xhI). Chris McNeil, the former president and CEO of Sealaska and the owner of Native Strategy Group opened the Native American Heritage Month lecture series. Repatriation is a new ceremony but embodies the traditional values, protocols, and sense of reciprocity of the Tlingit people(more) (8-13-21), Sealaska Heritage Institute to conduct traditional ceremonyCeremony to destroy certain retail items in accordance with Tlingit law and cultural protocol set for August 13 I love this small but big community called Lakewood. It's that pebble, you know, that Richard (Peterson) threw out starting to make waves. Novembers got some great events scheduled for Juneaus First Friday. It happened at a council of traditional scholars. KTOO Registration is required. The Sealaska Heritage Institute is off and running on phase two of its goal to make Juneau the Northwest Coast arts capital of the world. I felt an instant connection because Im a weaver and I needed to see that hat"(more) (KTOO) (3-8-18), Early Literacy Prospers with Baby Raven ReadsKINY The stake depicts an ancient Tlingit story, known as Aakwtaatseen (Alive in the Eddy in Tlingit), and will be carved by master Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley. KTOO By Scanning This QR Code. 49. Juneau, Alaska 99801Phone: (907) 463-4844 Its really a neat opportunity and a first for Juneau, said Juneau Symphony Vice President Beth Pendleton. Kingeisti David Katzeek, 77, passed away on Oct. 28. Indian Country Today Ranger Josie Kavc also earned a spot at Regionals. Price, a member of the Wooshkeetaan clan, has carved more than 30 traditional and non-traditional totems. Wrangell Sentinel Capital City Weekly )(more) (Juneau Empire) (2-14-16), SHI to sponsor lecture on Indigenous Intellectual Property Rights In our opinion, this retail garment looks like a Ravenstail robe, and it features a replica of a design that is protected by copyright, said SHI President Rosita Worl in an email. After elder, tribal leader and college professor David Katzeek died last month, the tribe scrambled to find a way to observe their sacred traditions while keeping everyone safe during the pandemic, with coronavirus cases surging in the state. Traditionally, art was such an integral part of the culture that there was no word for it in the Tlingit vocabulary, said SHI president Rosita Worl in a recent interview. By Joe Viechnicki The 2020 dollar coin honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich will either have a literal image of the Alaska Native civil rights leader on it, or a Raven holding a key a symbol of her Tlingit Raven moiety and her role in agitating for an anti-discrimination law(more) (7-11-17), Sealaska Heritage Institute Chooses Native Education Advocate for ScholarshipSealaska Heritage Institute scholarship recipient wants to bring Native education into the present In a press release, Sealaska Heritages president Rosita Worl called it one of the most blatant examples of cultural appropriation and copyright infringement shed ever seen(more) (Alaska Public Radio)(KNBA) (4-20-20), Sealaska Heritage sues Neiman Marcus alleging unlawful use of term Ravenstail, copyright infringement The black-and-white photograph is striking. By Yereth Rosen Watching the Winter Olympics this past week, Sealaska Heritage Institute Executive Vice President Rick Harris saw something that surprised him.The Canadian snowboarding team was on screen, wearing jackets that carried designs inspired by Tlingit and Kwakiutl artwork. Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has chosen three emerging, master Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian artists to carve three cedar house posts that will be cast into bronze. By Scott Burton All loved ones, friends, acquaintances and well-wishers are welcome to tune in(more) (6-3-21), Sealaska Heritage Center resurrects 1984 Celebration footage Ive given many of these objects as gifts. KINY Visiting poet Katie Daley discusses Garfield seventh grader Charlaice McDonalds poem. By Alex McCarthy By Leslie MacMillan The grand opening event was a great opportunity to see the new space and get a taste of the overall vision for this impressive project. Hundreds gather to celebrate dedication of Walter Soboleff Building By Katherine J. Wu Its collection of about 125 Native American artifacts includes one known as the Halibut Hook, and a lot of people are interested in its fate(more) (3-4-16), Scholar: Trademarks could protect Alaska Native art and culture The contemporary Native experience is broad and includes Indigenous people from all over the world, says Kimberly Fulton Orozco (Haida), who undertook an internship at the Institute of American Indian Arts museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this summer. Allison Mills manually drilled a bit into the base of a massive yellow cedar tree on Prince of Wales Island, in Southeast Alaska. The first quarter of the school year flew by, however I dont want to turn the page on a new quarter without celebrating some of the great things that happened from August to October. Please direct questions to Lt. Robert Minteer with the Lakewood Police Department at 216-529-6781 or robert.minteer@lakewoodoh.net. Institute of Museum and Library Services Transportation, movement of our people within the region, the gathering of food, Worl said. By Davis Hovey Juneau Empire KINY We also celebrated 67 AP Scholars and a perfect AP score by 2022 graduate Inga Wilhelmy, junior Jacquie Hudak winning the Maltz Museum Stop The Hate essay contest and a $20,000 scholarship, and Harding Middle School earning a Stop the Hate building award for its anti-bias efforts. By Ben Hohenstatt The book, National Recognition of the Traditional Cultural Significance of X'unaxi (Indian Point), traces the saga that began in 1959 with a proposal to develop the site and culminated in 2016, when Sealaska Heritage Institute prevailed in an effort to list it in the National Register of Historic Places, making it the first traditional cultural property in Southeast Alaska to be placed on the register(more) (8-10-22), Sealaska Heritage Institute publishes book on fight to protect sacred site Capital City Weekly ANB people and traditional leaders. By Clara Miller 1200 dancers will be performing at the Centennial Hall, the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, and the new Sealaska Arts Campus(more) (6-1-22), Wrangell dancers will lead at Celebration next week Capital City Weekly The lawsuit claims Neiman Marcus unlawfully infringed the copyright of a famous Northwest Coast artist(more) (4-20-20), Trio of optional educational opportunities for Juneau students Attorney Daniel Press began his legal career working for the Navajo Reservation, saw the issues there, and has devoted much of his career to helping Native American causes. The Sealaska Heritage Institute is sponsoring a free lecture next week that will explore the idea that Alaska Natives could have been the first Polynesians after Tlingit, Haida, and Hawaiians sailed across the Pacific in ancient times. The Taku Kwan Dancers have been traveling from Atlin, British Columbia to Juneaus biennial Celebration for years. Local officials signed a proclamation Monday highlighting the occasion. KTVA It was the first time she had had a dance for the release of a blanket(more) (6-25-20), Opinion: United we stand, divided we fallHere is what I know: The statue is causing pain to some of my neighbors A Ravenstail and Chilkat robe with more than 40 collaborators is under final assembly in Juneau. KINY Juneau Empire The new 85-foot-long design that stretches across of the center of the ice inside Treadwell Arena. Now, students can enroll in a Northwest Coast arts program Congito's fall tour has featured well received stops at Brent Kirby's 10x3 songwriters showcase at the Bop Stop, Blue Sky Brews in Cleveland and a slot performing and studying technique at John D. Lamb's retreat for songwriters in Harbor Springs Michigan. Through SHIs Sustainable Arts Program, offered through the institutes Jinit Art Academy, the institute will sponsor 11 workshops in ten communities across the region, said SHI President Rosita Worl(more) 9-28-18), Opinion: Why I support the vision behind the new Juneau Arts and Culture Center The collection was largely unknown to tribal leaders until about two years ago, when PEM director Dan Monroe warned them the Newton seminary planned to sell roughly 80 of the collections most valuable objects(more) (5-12-17), With help of infrared photography, institute hopes to repair timeworn Tlingit drum Capital Chat Light Up Lakewood represents a long-held holiday celebration of Lakewoods sense of community. The lists do not show all contributions to every state ballot measure, or each independent expenditure committee formed to support or The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States.It is the central city of the Evansville metropolitan area, a hub of Sealaska Heritage Institute were recently given a unique item. This podcast episode features an interview with SHIs Archivist and Collections Manager Emily Pastore(more) (2-12-21), Skagways first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground Two entrepreneurs have donated to Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) eight old and rare copper plates showing portraits of Alaska Natives, a tomb, an old house, and carvings photographed in the early 1900s. The United States is home to 562 federally recognized American Indian Nations, each with its own language. Ravenstail is one of the great weaving traditions of the northern Northwest Coast Native tribes. Peratrovich, Tlingit, was described as a fighter with velvet gloves by fellow Tlingit leader Stella Martin for having challenged discriminatory practices against Alaska Native people(more) (2-16-19), 2019 Traditional Games to draw athletes from across Alaska, Canada KINY Information can only be found by slowly looking through the giant books of handwritten historical record page by page(more) (10-5-22), Months after first sighting, Metlakatla is now catching dozens of invasive green crabs a day Local students and coaches demonstrated traditional Alaska Native games such as the Alaska high kick, two-foot high kick, the Inuit stick pull and others at Atnane Hit, or House of Art, the new Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus in downtown Juneau as part of the Celebration 2022 festivities(more) (6-9-22), Native food contest winners announcedTraditional food contests held as part of Sealaska Heritage Institute's Celebration 2022 It turns abgenudelt there are 15 (yes, 15! ) A day of ceremonies and celebration is planned and all are welcome. For the past two years 2020 and 2021, we have missed the live, in-person Native Youth Olympics statewide event that is usually held every spring in Anchorage. Benefit levels should be sufficient to ensure that goods, enough food, clothes, and housing are available. Currently, in Ohio, it is possible to be 17 years old and vote in a primary election. In its fifth annual holding of the conference, Sealaska Heritage Institute said it will be the largest cultural conference they have organized. After they were convicted of insanity, the judge issued an order committing them to Morningside. Tsimshian artist David R. Boxley won the top two awards: Best of Show and Best of Formline for his piece Txaamsem. The selected libraries, chosen through a peer-review process, will receive grant funding, training and equipment. Radford joined the club in July 2014 and immediately became totally involved in growing and strengthening the clubs membership. Register online at lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/youth or call (216) 226-8275, ext. By Raegan Miller These bronze posts are symbols of our past and symbols of our future(more) (Capital City Weekly) (8-27-18), Standing tall: Three new totem poles unveiled in Juneau The 220 million year old Thalattosaur is older than the dinosaurs. VIRGO: Its time to do a little networking around the neighborhood. KTOO Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has published four new books through its award-winning Baby Raven Reads program, including an original Raven story written by children and three books that teach the Lingt and Smalgyax languages. On behalf of Sealaska Heritage Institute, I thank all of the people, organizations and businesses who helped make it come together(more) (6-17-18), Celebrating cultural diversity in Southeast Alaska Tlingit elder and storyteller Paul Marks teaches, carves, and translates. By Mary Catharine Martin Additionally, it includes hundreds of recordings made for the award-winning public radio program Southeast Native Radio, which was broadcast by KTOO in Juneau from 1985 to 2001. James Dixon, an anthropology professor at The University of New Mexico, was a lead researcher in that excavation. Volunteers, vendors and athletes can register for the 2020 Traditional Games. By Guy Unzicker In the federal lawsuit filed Monday, Sealaska Heritage Institute maintains the retailer falsely affiliated the $2,555 Ravenstail coat with northwest coast native artists through the design and use of the term, Ravenstail(more) (4-20-20), Sealaska Heritage Institute sues Neiman Marcus for blatant copyright infringementNative nonprofit seeks damages from luxury chain By Mike Dunham ..(more) (8-28-19)The healing power of community: NYO coach leads the way in reviving healthy cultural traditions in Southeast AlaskaJuneaus Kyle Worl wants his teenage athletes to think of Native Youth Olympics as more than just a hobby. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 10, 2017. Kingeisti David G. Katzeek, Tlingit, died suddenly last week, leaving a gaping hole in the ceremonial, educational and community life of his people. Anchorage Daily News And to have the City of Lakewood Department of Human Services so eager to host them at the new and beautiful Cove Community Center is just fantastic. Each participant will have the chance to sample the dishes and can take home the recipes so that they can make them at home. Postal Service has tapped a Tlingit artist based in Juneau to create a Northwest Coast art stamp for distribution in 2021. And I think it provides a shift for educators to look at their relationship as a teacher in the classroom, she said. KTVA--Frontiers Four days of festivities for Sealaska Heritage Institutes Celebration festival kick-off at noon Wednesday with the official opening of the new arts campus in downtown Juneau. Who were Moonlove? As we are in October, coming up to November, and the general election, it is easy to get flooded with all the political advertisements from every candidate running that we miss the important issues that we will also be voting on. In a public statement Friday, the group and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, urged the social media giant to restore the posts from Tlingit artist Robert Miller(more) (Tacoma News Tribune) (The Seattle Times) (Miami Herald) (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)(KTOO) (Canoe) (2-7-19), US Senator questions Facebook over policies surrounding ivory salesSullivan requested clarity on the scope of prohibited items for Alaska Native craftsmen Everybody has a very special unique way of being engaged with the arts. We think that teachers, when they understand, they begin to understand theyre a part of the cultural landscape here as well. Juneau is getting ready to send its first team to the statewide Native Youth Olympics competition in almost 30 years. KCAW Indian Country Today The event will happen on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 9 am at Hayes Elementary School. Sealaska Heritage Institute has hired Fairbanks musicians Marc Brown & The Blues Crew to play at its newly-opened arts campus at Heritage Square in Juneau for the Fourth of July holiday(more) (6-29-22), Whitehorse Dakhk Khwan Dancers to lead Celebration 2024 Included is a three-book set derived from ancient creation stories that have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. By Jeremy Hsieh Many of the fluent language speakers talked about not having others to talk to in their language and they were excited to share the stories(more) (11-15-18), 'Profound gathering' aims to fuel revival of Tlingit language It was my pleasure a couple weeks ago to sit down and spend some time with Roman Ducu, Director of Public Works. I was kidnapped from my grandparents home and brought to one of those mission schools, she said. The Anchorage Traditional Games are scheduled to be held this weekend for the first time in two years. 3. KTOO Program honors students with academic achievement, leadership skills, Retiring Juneau assemblyman given Award for Public Service(6-13-20)Honor given during SHIs virtual Celebration 2020, Longtime Tlingit educator wins Teacher of Distinction award (6-12-20)Honor given during SHIs virtual Celebration 2020, Longtime Juneau photojournalist wins Person of Distinction award(6-11-20)Honor given during SHIs virtual Celebration 2020, SHI unveils winners of 2020 Juried Art Competition(6-10-20)Show on display in online exhibit, SHI to kick off first-ever virtual Celebration this week(6-8-20)Broadcast to start on Wednesday on SHIs YouTube, 360North, SHI to unveil winners of 2020 Juried Art Show and Competition(6-8-20)Art to be showcased in broadcast, online exhibit, Native groups push alternatives to eliminating UAS as separate entity(6-2-20)Native leaders propose centralization, tribal college partnership, Educators, SHI honor retiring Tlingit teacher(5-21-20), SHI acquires bentwood box that challenges Native blood quantum rules(5-18-20)Piece made by thought-provoking artist Nicholas Galanin, SHI to hold virtual summer camp on science, technology, engineering, arts and math(5-14-20)Program open to middle school students in Southeast Alaska, SHI accepting proposals from presenters for virtual education conference (5-6-20)Conference to include nationally-known keynote speakers, Photojournalist donates large collection of historical photos to SHI(5-4-20)Collection documents Tlingit ceremonies, ANB/ANS and other activities, Sealaska Heritage to hold virtual Celebration 2020(4-22-20)Institute asking participants to submit selfies, videos, Sealaska Heritage sues Neiman Marcus alleging unlawful use of term Ravenstail, copyright infringement (4-20-20)Institute seeks injunction, compensation for damages, Sealaska Heritage to offer first virtual art class (4-15-20)Pilot program expected to be the new normal, SHI extends Sealaska scholarship deadline due to coronavirus (3-30-20), SHI Board of Trustees moves to postpone Celebration 2020(3-27-20)SHI to explore ways to host virtual events, SHIS archives, ethnographic collections go virtual (3-25-20)Institute unveils new state-of-the-art platform, SHI, UAS ink new agreement to offer Native language instruction(3-11-2020)Initiative to offer full scholarship to UAS for language students, SHI to host panel discussion, screening of new film on the state of Alaska herring fishery (3-9-20)Free event open to the public, everyone welcome, SHI, UAS to offer associate degree with Northwest Coast arts emphasis(3-2-20)Program part of effort to establish four-year arts degree, SHI to sponsor third cultural education conference (2-25-20)Conference to include nationally-known keynote speakers, 2020 Traditional Games to feature TVs Eskimo Ninja, athletes from Alaska, Canada(2-24-20)Event to welcome participants from new competing communities, colleges, SHI to sponsor lecture series focused on Northwest Coast art (2-20-20)Program to feature prominent artists, museum visionary, Native artists, art historian chosen as jurors for art shows(2-13-20)Shows to be on display during Celebration 2020, SHI to sponsor lecture on supporting language learning through schools, community(2-7-20)Talk is second in a series of Native language lectures, Tribal members, military hold historic meeting on bombardments(2-6-20)Angoon, Kake, Wrangell seeking reconciliation, healing, Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus gets largest private donation to date (2-4-20)Campus to be public space for perpetuating, experiencing Alaska Native art, New species discovered in Southeast Alaska given Tlingit name (2-4-20)Designation thought to be first time Tlingit name given to a fossil, SHI to sponsor lecture on Hawaiian approach to language revitalization (1-30-20)Talk is third in a series of Native language lectures, SHI releases new language podcast, Roots & Stems (1-29-20)Podcast to focus on language revitalization, Baby Raven Reads book wins American Indian Library Association award (1-27-20)National awards honor best of the best in youth literature, SHI to sponsor lecture on best practices, insights on Indigenous language revitalization (1-24-20)Talk is second in a series of Native language lectures, Sealaska Heritage to expand cultural education program(1-21-20)Program for the first time to focus on primary schools, Traditional games athlete named champion for kids (1-14-20)State awards ceremony scheduled next week, SHI to sponsor first language lecture of a series on Wednesday (1-13-20)Program to feature scholars, professionals working in the field, SHI to sponsor lecture series focused on revitalization efforts (1-8-20)Program to feature scholars, professionals working in the field, SHI offering cultural training for teachers, support staff, admins (12-19-19)Program aims to promote cross-cultural understanding, cultural education, SHI offering new language scholarship program(12-11-19)Program held in partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast, SHI to accept applications for college, voc-tech Sealaska scholarships (12-11-19)Institute offering cash incentive to early birds, Scholarship period opens for art, museum studies (12-9-19)Preference given to students enrolled at UAS, IAIA, SHI to unveil new exhibit on Tlingit war and peace (11-27-19)Exhibit to open during Gallery Walk, everyone welcome, SHI to release first trilingual book, volumes on colors (11-26-19)Institute to unveil three new books during Gallery Walk, SHI to sponsor weaver, apprentice, as artists-in-residence (11-22-19)Team to work on rare transition tunic, an endangered art practice, SHI to sponsor lecture on herring egg distribution in Alaska (11-22-19)Event free, open to the public, New study shows social, cultural, ecological benefits of herring subsistence economy are at risk(11-19-19)Study calls on state to reform management of Sitka Sound roe fishery, SHI to sponsor lecture on case that revolutionized education system in rural Alaska (11-18-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on inclusion of Southeast Alaska in Native land claims (11-15-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on Juneau Indian Village, protecting aboriginal rights, Native identity (11-14-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor Tsimshian David R. Boxley as artist-in-residence (11-14-19)Award-winning artist, Northwest Coast art teacher to carve piece, SHI to sponsor event, recollections of Dr. Walter Soboleff (11-7-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on Alaskas father of Native land claims, William L. Paul, Sr., other activists (11-8-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on Tlingit legal battle to keep slaves (11-7-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on Metlakatla reservations thriving salmon economy (10-31-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on Tee-Hit-Ton decision, miscarriage of justice(10-31-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on pivotal lawsuit that affected Tlingit and Haida, land claims (10-28-19)Event free, open to the public, SHI accepting applications for Juried Youth Art Exhibit, Native Artist Market(10-23-19)Events to be held during Celebration 2020, SHI to sponsor lectures, events for Native American Heritage Month (10-21-19)Events free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor free lecture on George Davidson and the Kohklux maps (10-17-19), SHI to open doors to all second-grade JSD students for fifth annual arts excursion (10-10-19)Program part of partnership with Any Given Child Juneau, local group initiative, SHI accepting applications For Juried Art Show and Competition, Indigenous Fashion Show (10-4-19)Events to be held during Celebration 2020, SHI to sponsor celebration of national civil rights hero Elizabeth Peratrovich(10-4-19)Free, public event to be held in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day, SHI, HIA begin second phase of epigenetics study in Hoonah (9-24-19), SHI launches campaign to build arts campus, receives $5.6 million grant(9-18-19)Campus to be public space for perpetuating, experiencing Alaska Native art, SHI to offer free lecture on practical, scientific use of photogrammetry (9-6-19)Lecture to focus on its use in cultural heritage, Sealaska Heritage to sponsor artists-in-residence from Savoonga (8-21-19)Couple to perform dances on Wednesday, public invited, SHI to sponsor visiting scholar studying effect of subsistence diets on oral health(8-19-19), Sealaska Heritages Walter Soboleff Building wins LEED Gold certification (7-30-19)Rating is second highest level attainable under national green program, SHI to sponsor lecture on Tlingit relationships with sea otters (7-26-19)Community event is free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lectures on historical trauma (7-18-19)Community event is free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture on early work of Tlingit artist Nathan Jackson (7-3-19)Community event is free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor lecture the American Flag in ANB Halls before 1960 (6-19-19)Community event is free, open to the public, SHI to sponsor genetics study on how historical trauma may have altered DNA of Native people (6-12-19)Research to focus on Hoonah residents and Hoonah people living in Juneau, Ph.D. candidate, Tlingit language teacher receives language scholarship (6-7-19), SHI acquires Raven hat made by master Tlingit artist(6-6-19)Hat to be unveiled to the public this week during First Friday, Artist-in-residence, apprentice to give presentation on Chilkat weaving(5-27-19)Event free and open to the public, Masters student, social justice advocate chosen for Judson Brown scholarship(5-21-19), SHI to sponsor Latseen Hoop Camp for middle, high school students (4-3-19), SHI to unveil new exhibit on celebrated Tlingit artist Nathan Jackson (4-1-19)Exhibit shows breadth of work from early days to present, All SHI 2018 Baby Raven Reads books chosen for annual best-of-the-year list (3-28-19)Honor given by nationally-known literacy group, SHI to sponsor Math And Culture Academy for students region wide (3-20-19)Institute accepting applications through April 19, SHI to sponsor performing arts program(3-18-19)Institute recruiting for summer arts intensives in Juneau, SHI to sponsor Latseen Northwest Coast Art & Leadership Academy (3-14-19)Institute accepting applications from students across region through May 15, State to honor Tlingit code talkers at Gold Medal (3-14-19)Lieutenant Governor to present Alaska flags to family members, 2019 Traditional Games to kick off this week (3-11-19)Event marks first time region to hold statewide indigenous sports event, Alaska Legislature passes proclamation honoring Tlingit code talkers(3-6-19)Men helped end World War II by using Tlingit as a code, 2019 Traditional Games to draw athletes from across state, Canada (2-12-19)Event marks first time region to hold statewide indigenous sports event, SHI condemns Facebook ban on sale of products with animal parts, fur (2-1-19)Institute working with Alaska Congressional delegation to advocate for remedy, SHI releases most comprehensive book on halibut hooks ever published (1-29-19)Book explores indigenous genius, effectiveness of traditional fishing gear, Study finds Sealaska Heritage is $10 million force in state (1-24-19)Research marks first time institutes total economic impact quantified, SHI to host childrens event, give away free Baby Raven Books (1-22-19)Event open to all families in Juneau with young children, Kindred Post makes donation to Sealaska Heritage (1-18-19)Gift part of Kindred Posts Social Justice Hustle program, SHI to sponsor Tlingit flautist to perform at Juneau Symphony event (1-14-19)Second performance to be free and open to public, SHI, UAS launch new scholarships, opportunities for aspiring teachers, administrators (1-14-19)Initiative to fund Native language and culture programming for PITAAS students under new MOA, SHI to donate interactive exhibit to schools in Southeast Alaska (1-9-19), Juneau Symphony to perform in clan house in joint fundraiser (1-2-19)Performance marks first time clan house will feature orchestral music, SHI to accept applications for college, voc-tech Sealaska scholarships (12-23-18)Institute offering cash incentive to early birds, Sealaska shareholder donates authentic fire bowl to Sealaska Heritage (12-11-18)Bowl dates to circa late 1800s, Sealaska Heritage releases how-to videos for endangered art practices(12-10-18)Project effort to perpetuate spruce-root weaving, horn carving, SHI to open doors to all second-grade JSD students for arts initiative (11-27-18)Program part of partnership with Kennedy Center, local groups, SHI to sponsor lecture on Indigenous knowledge of Yakutat people(11-26-18)Talk part of Native American Heritage Month, SHI to sponsor lecture on Raven stories(11-21-18)Talk part of Native American Heritage Month, SHI to release new Baby Raven Reads books this week(11-20-18)Books to be unveiled at the Juneau Public Market, signing scheduled next month, SHI to sponsor lecture on the power of Native names (11-19-18) Capital City Weekly Does your Native American artwork belong to you or to its tribe? by Ben Hohenstatt By Melissa Griffiths Rising to the spotlight just before the new year for her Google Doodle featuring Elizabeth Peratrovich, Goade again shot to national prominence this week when the book We Are Water Protectors won Randolph Caldecott Medal, making Goade the first Native American or Alaska Native to win the award(more) (1-27-21), Program that brings Indigenous culture into the classroom expands to more communities in Southeast Alaska This year marks the 40th year anniversary of the event. The University of Alaska Southeast announced this month that Price is joining the school as an associate professor of Northwest Coast Arts. By Scott Rhode A huge skyscraper that looms over bustling streets or a glass-walled living room perched far out over troubled waters each represent the bravery and elegance of architecture(more) (10-31-15), Tlingit leaders take the stage at clan conference opening Alaska Native leaders are not having itSealaska Heritage leader Rosita Worl says the Dance of the Deer Foundation is engaging in cultural appropriation KINY Call Susan today to register: 216-521-1515. The towns new NYO club is part of a wider effort to develop more Native sports programs throughout Southeast Alaska(more) (2-11-21), Sealaska lecture series highlights need for more Native researchers The shop owners in Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway have been charged with violating the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act, prosecutors announced late Thursday. Capital City Weekly On Friday, Aug. 7, Michael Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in English and First Nations Studies at the University of British Columbia, will present "Onward Christian Soldiers: Situating the Writings of the Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood within a Longstanding Indigenous Literary Tradition." Associated Press The Grace Family feels so honored to know Dr. Adams and to get to experience both his incredible music and his warm and loving friendship. As the son of renowned formline artist David A. Boxley, the younger Boxley spent his youth immersed in Tsimshian art and culture. JUNEAU EMPIRE Sealaska Heritage Institute announced on Thursday that the posts carved by renown Southeast Alaska Native artists will be displayed prominently outside on the corner of Front and Seward Streets near the SHI Walter Soboleff building. And what usually happens in our Tlingit culture, we have what we call moieties, Cruise said. Applications are due by Feb. 28, and there is a $25 instruction fee(more) (2-24-19), Tribe takes state to court in attempt to protect herringTribe of Sitka members hope to change the way fishery is managed The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(more) (4-4-17), America's First Immigrants: DNA Links Native Americans, Indigenous Canadians To First Ancient Migration The program is meant to promote language development and school readiness for Alaska Native families with children up to age 5.(more) (6-28-17), Latseen running camp will be on trails this week Because the left brain controls language, it's needed to properly read sheet music and the notes it translates are then communicated to the right brain, which has more of a role in motor skills, which then communicates through synapses and nerves throughout the body. Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will introduce several new events at Celebration 2016 and migrate some features of its biennial, dance-and-culture festival to the new Walter Soboleff Building in Juneau. Most of the picture is a blanket of white and it is impossible to determine what is snow, beach, ocean, nearby hills or sky. As an Alaska Native, she felt a rush of excitement as the votes were cast. A fossil of a marine reptile in Southeast Alaska has officially been declared a new species. In 2010, Barril a Tlingit dance leader who lives in the Seattle area was telling his auntie that he wanted to write a song and knew what he wanted to say. Its for the young people. Retiring Juneau Assemblyman and Haida tribal member Rob Edwardson was honored with a 2020 Award for Public Service by Sealaska Heritage Institutes Board of Trustees on Saturday during the SHIs virtual Celebration 2020 broadcast. For more than 30 years, the biennial Celebration event has evoked statewide tribal pride for the three Alaska Native cultures that have survived in Alaska for 10,000 years. Juneau Empire John Clouds work over the past 12 years strives to give credit where its rightly due It comes down to carbon, as students from the Juneau School District have learned(more) (6-13-21), Traditional Games The sites include famers markets, K-12 schools, food pantries, libraries, and hospitals throughout the country. Books will be available for sale and signing at this event. A remarkable project has taken shape inside of the Lemon Creek Correctional Center (LCCC). By Leslie Logan Three young artists also placed in SHIs fourth biennial Juried Youth Juried Art Exhibit(more) (6-9-22), Wrangell dancers lead the way at Celebration 128, District Hosting Seniors Holiday Breakfast, LCAC Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive Back In Mid-November, Barbara's Bests (Part Two) By Tamara Ikenburg His award represents the traditional arts category, where he is one of seven winners. Offer Valid Online and By Phone Only Through 11/24/2022 4T-dakin110922 1. Alaska Dispatch News And as Angela Denning reports from Petersburg, Tlingit Elders have named it after a well-known creature in their traditional stories(more) (2-19-20), Air Force General explores century-late apology for US bombing of Tlingit villages That was the case for Jim Thomas, whose Tlingit names are Khatsati and Shaayegun(more) (11-15-18), Rosita Worl Reflects on Voices of Our Ancestors Language Summit 2018 An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. The jazz-rock-funk band with a Tlingit name and both Native American and Alaska Native roots is set to play Centennial Hall Monday, Jan. 28(more) (1-21-19), Flute concert brings classical, Armenian and indigenous music to clan houseSealaska Heritage and Juneau Symphony collaborate for new event KRNN David Katzeek, a respected Tlingit elder, mentor, and clan leader of the Shangukeid, has passed away. 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