SHI is offering a free, online class for people who want to give back to their community by becoming a coach for Native Youth Olympics. No experience needed!
Sealaska Heritage and Hoonah Indian Association are collaborating on a study exploring the potential biological impact of historical trauma in Alaska Native Peoples and how participation in c
A Washington State man has donated an old Frog button blanket to Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) that is thought to date to the late nineteenth century. The blanket was owned by the late Eth
SHI's Baby Raven Reads program is one of five recipients in the state chosen for the 2020 Contributions to Literacy in Alaska award given by the Alaska Center for the Book. The center, wh
Sealaska Heritage has received a federal grant to expand its
SHI will sponsor a free weekly lecture series in September to acquaint the public with culturally-responsive education in Southeast Alaska and delve into the educational system as perceived through
SHI has won a federal grant to process and make available a large archives left by the late scholars Richard Xwaayeenák̲ and Nora Ḵeixwnéi Dauenhauer, who played a critical role in documentin
The family of the late Tlingit traditional scholar and master storyteller Cyril George, Sr., has donated a vast photo collection to Sealaska Heritage that documents 75 years of Alaska Native life a
Sealaska Heritage has recruited 18 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian scholars to revitalize and perpetuate Southeast Alaska Native languages through a program at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
SHI is recruiting Juneau School District elementary school teachers, support staff and administrators to participate in its cultural orientation program, which aims to incorporate Native world view
The University of Alaska Southeast, in partnership with Sealaska Heritage, for the first time is offering a new Associate of Arts (AA) degree with an emphasis on Northwest Coast arts. The unde
A Seattle resident has donated a collection of books on Northwest Coast (NWC) art to the Sealaska Heritage library. Lesley Jacobs, who studied NWC art under the formline design scholar Bill Ho
SHI has acquired a vast and important collection of books and research materials on the Northwest Coast, Sub-Arctic and Arctic culture areas. The collection, which was largely donated to
The year 2019 was a fast-paced one for Sealaska Heritage as we launched our campaign for the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus, opened two new public exhibits and published three more Baby Raven Reads
A well-known Tlingit weaver donated a remarkable Chilkat mask to Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) this week at a ceremony in SHI’s clan house. Juneau artist Lily Hope wove the mask as a nod t
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