Sealaska Heritage
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Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is a nonprofit founded in 1980 to serve the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian of Southeast Alaska.
Heritage Way, Juneau
Joined March 2011
SHI announces winner of Celebration 2024 art contest. Five other entries chosen for honorable mentions: https://t.co/7Td7NEEjLn
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SHI publishes landmark book on slavery in Alaska that endured after federal abolishment. Book explores Haida man’s courageous quest for freedom that ended slavery in Alaska: https://t.co/m2aDjXWNJi
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SHI acquires robe commemorating legal struggle. Robe tells of historic effort to protect intellectual property rights: https://t.co/om4oKXQyKh
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Baby Raven Reads book wins award from American Indian Library Association. Book singled out for illustrations, story by Tlingit artist and author: https://t.co/RgnjkIpTNB
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Six people purchase historic Chilkat robe at auction, give to SHI . Ancient design speaks to earliest introduction of Chilkat weaving to the Tlingits: https://t.co/TMJOBJmSVL
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SHI launches new apps to teach Haida, Tsimshian languages. Free platforms include audio of words and phrases, video: https://t.co/doG9c9peCA
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SHI to sponsor its first ever Juried Film Festival. Event to be held during Celebration 2024: https://t.co/vzoxkHpLzd
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SHI launching groundbreaking program to document Tlingit gesture system. Funds from recent church reparations to also aid in identifying Haida and Tsimshian gestures: https://t.co/b0cqCGXAPp
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SHI launches contest for Celebration 2024 art design. Work to be featured on all Celebration materials: https://t.co/VfAWXkMPMp
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SHI to sponsor lecture on the historical context of Alaska Native leadership for Walter Soboleff Day. Free event to be offered in-person, virtually: https://t.co/oijQzLgbH2
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SHI to sponsor lecture on Canada’s controversial residential school system. Free event to be offered in-person, virtually: https://t.co/lPSmmAzdOS
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SHI’s longtime chair steps down, internationally acclaimed artist to take her seat. Board names Haida trustee as chair: https://t.co/2heG59s76S
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SHI to sponsor lecture on exposure to mercury in humans, potential effects in select marine mammals. Free event to be offered in-person, virtually: https://t.co/0wbIoLDQPk
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SHI, IAIA urge federal panel to hold off on proposed amendments to arts and crafts act. Testimony heard in last of a nationwide series of consultations with Indigenous people: https://t.co/KpQHkmx5df.
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SHI’s Council of Traditional Scholars to hold workshop on cultural memorial ceremony. In-person and virtual event open to tribal members: https://t.co/efubhppAE2
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SHI to expand library programming for children. Move stems from successful demonstration project pioneered in 2022: https://t.co/kBPJVMt0MW
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Alaska Native nonprofit launches program to support Alaska Native teachers https://t.co/gckkIyoos5 via @AlaskaBeacon
alaskabeacon.com
A regional nonprofit is recruiting Alaska Native educators to a new statewide program designed to support and retain them
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Stanford student wins 2023 Judson Brown scholarship. Program honors students with academic achievement, leadership skills: https://t.co/0o4BU2pBey
#JudsonBrownAward
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SHI to offer community of practice program to support Alaska Native teachers. Project part of larger effort to cultivate, elevate and retain educators: https://t.co/W1WtCXwGVV
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Black seaweed concerns prompts Native groups, scientists to meet, map out plan of action. Panel to look into phenomena plaguing laak’ásk, Pyropia abbottiae: https://t.co/RnSvEhfsId
#BlackSeaweed
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