



Celebration 2008 (June 5-7)
Preliminary Schedule
TV Coverage of Celebration to Move to UATV
KTOO is bumping the
Celebration broadcast from the Gavel-to-Gavel channel to the
UATV
channel. This is because the Legislature is convening for a special
session, and legislative coverage takes priority over any other coverage
on the Gavel-to-Gavel channel. The UATV channel is available on all the
same communities statewide as the Gavel-to-Gavel channel. If you want to
watch Celebration, please call your local cable station to make sure
they pick up UATV (See
channels and towns served by UATV).
Volunteers:
SHI will hold a meeting to recruit volunteers for
Celebration 2008. The meeting is 4:45 to 6:45 pm,
Thursday,
May 15 at Centennial Hall, Hammond Room. People who volunteer at least
four hours get a free one-day pass to Celebration. For more information
call Deena LaRue at 586-9166,
deena.larue@sealaska.com.
Admission:
3-day pass
$25 (Adult)
$12 (Seniors and Students)
1-day pass
$10 (Adult)
$5 (Seniors and Students)
People who volunteer at least four hours get
a free one-day pass to Celebration.
Deadlines:
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Dance group
applications, March 22. Note: SHI will accept late dance
group applications. Late applicants will be scheduled as time permits or
placed on a waiting list. Late applicant members will not be eligible
for the admission discount or be printed in the program. Contact Yarrow Vaara at 907-586-9228 or
yarrow.vaara@sealaska.com
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Dance group registration, April 25.
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Juried Art Show and
Competition applications,
extended to April 11. Contact Mariana Goodwin at
907-364-5290 or
mariana.moreno-goodwin@sealaska.com. Eight awards will be given for
top traditional and contemporary Native art.
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Native Artist Market
applications, extended to April 15. Contact Mariana Goodwin at 907-364-5290 or
mariana.moreno-goodwin@sealaska.com. Fee of $125 to register and to
reserve space for three days.
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Toddler Regalia
Review applications, May 2. Contact Sarah Dybdahl at 907-586-9234.
Children ages 2 to 4 are eligible.
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SHI will sponsor the next Celebration June 5-7, 2008, in Juneau.
The theme is Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian: Dancing on the Land, said SHI
President Rosita Worl, noting the institute plans to release a book
identifying Native place names across the region. The institute also is
planning to release a book featuring photos of dancers and their regalia
at Celebration, a biennial dance and culture festival.
The festival likely
will include new activities highlighting traditional Native foods,
including contests for the best red ribbon seaweed and the best
soapberries.
“The world is
realizing how healthy traditional Native foods truly are,” said Worl,
citing recent clamor for wild, Alaska salmon and Southeast blueberries,
deemed a super-food by some researchers. “We already sponsor a black
seaweed contest during Celebration. We want to add other contests so our
young people learn more about other traditional foods.”
The institute also
plans to hold its second, biennial Baby Regalia Review since the first
review proved popular during Celebration 2006.
“The very young
children had a hard time during the review, though, so we’ll limit the
age range to 2-4 years,” said Worl.
The Yakutat Mt. St.
Elias Dancers were chosen to lead Celebration, an honor given to one
group each festival.
Celebration is a
festival of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribal members organized every
two years by SHI. Since it began in 1982, it has grown into one of the
largest events in the state.
SHI is a Native nonprofit established in 1981 to
administer educational and cultural programs for Sealaska, a regional
Native corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
The institute’s mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and
Tsimshian cultures.
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2008 theme
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Tlingit |
dancing on the land |
Tl'átk'i kaa s
ayl'eix
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Haida
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Tlagáay úngkw ga
xyáahls
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Tsimshian |
Meelgm da lack
yuub
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