Council of
Traditional Scholars Trip to D.C.
Four Alaska Native Elders made a poignant and often emotional trip
to Washington, D.C., this month to share information about ancient
Tlingit and Haida objects held by the Smithsonian Institution. The
trip, sponsored by Sealaska Heritage Institute and the Arctic
Studies Center, marked the beginning of a consultation among the
Elders, the institute and the Smithsonian on the museum’s Alaska
Collections Project. Many of the objects viewed by the Elders will
be brought to the Anchorage Museum in 2009 for a long-term
exhibition and for the creation of a cultural resource center...(more)
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Peter Jack (standing) tells the story behind the Teikweidí clan hat with a Bear and tinaá |
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Teikweidí clan hat with a Bear and tinaá |
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Donald Gregory, a Raven, places a Teikweidí clan hat with a Bear and tinaá on Peter Jack, an Eagle. Clarence Jackson looks on. |
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From left, George Ramos, Peter Jack and Rico Worl |
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SHI President Rosita Worl and her grandson Rico Worl |
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From left, George Ramos, Delores Churchill and Rosita Worl |
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From left, Delores Churchill, Clarence Jackson and George Ramos
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Clarence Jackson and Peter Jack |
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