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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 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture next week on the approaches to assessing exposure of humans to mercury, and ... read more
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 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) and the Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) are urging ... read more
SHI’S COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL SCHOLARS TO HOLD WORKSHOP ON CULTURAL MEMORIAL CEREMONY
In-person and virtual event open to tribal members Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will host a cultural training on memorial ceremonies this month led by its Council of ... read more
ELDRI WESTMORELAND SELECTED TO LEAD TCLL
Tlingit educational leader will serve as the program’s first principal (TCLL Website) The Juneau School District (JSD) ... read more
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2010
Video series shows fifteenth Celebration, more years to follow (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube the ... read more
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2008
Video series shows thirteenth Celebration, more years to follow (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on ... read more
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2006
Video series shows thirteenth Celebration, more years to follow (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on ... read more
SHI TO HOST LECTURE SERIES ON RAVEN THE TRICKSTER, CULTURAL HERO
Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture series on ... read more
EDUCATION CONFERENCE TO FEATURE POWERHOUSE KEYNOTES, IMPRESSIVE PRESENTERS’ ROSTER
EDUCATION CONFERENCE TO FEATURE POWERHOUSE KEYNOTES, IMPRESSIVE PRESENTERS' ROSTER Registration open May 2, 2023 (Keynote Bios) (Register) (Conference Website) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has enlisted renowned, nationally-known educators to give keynote addresses at its sixth Culturally Responsive Education Conference for teachers and administrators, which is part of a larger effort to promote culturally responsive pedagogy [...]
SHI TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT SHOWCASING ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN
SHI TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT SHOWCASING ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN Exhibit to be unveiled for First Friday this week May 1, 2023 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will open a new exhibit celebrating the rich traditions and real-life experiences of Alaska Native female artists during First Friday this week. The exhibit, Native Women’s Art: Drawn From the [...]
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2004
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2004 Video series shows twelfth Celebration, more years to follow April 28, 2023 (Watch) (About Celebration) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube video of Celebration 2004. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held by SHI in 1982 that has grown into the world’s largest gathering of [...]
SHI TO HOLD CEREMONY FOR TOTEM POLES, BRONZE FACES THIS WEEK
SHI TO HOLD CEREMONY FOR TOTEM POLES, BRONZE FACES THIS WEEK Event to be live streamed, everyone welcome April 17, 2023 (Agenda) (Totem Pole Trail) (Faces of Alaska) (About Totem Poles) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will hold a ceremony on Saturday for the first 12 poles of Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail) and Faces of Alaska, a major [...]
SHI ESTABLISHES FIRST-EVER REGISTRY OF TLINGIT CLAN CRESTS
SHI ESTABLISHES FIRST-EVER REGISTRY OF TLINGIT CLAN CRESTS Institute publishes book about six clan crests based on knowledge from clan leaders, spokespersons; more crests to follow April 12, 2023 (Get the Book) (Registry) (About Tlingit Crests) (About Box of Knowledge) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has established the first-ever registry of Tlingit clan crests— the most [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON EXPOSURE TO MERCURY IN HUMANS, POTENTIAL EFFECTS IN SELECT MARINE MAMMALS
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON EXPOSURE TO MERCURY IN HUMANS, POTENTIAL EFFECTS IN SELECT MARINE MAMMALS Free event to be offered in-person, virtually April 10, 2023 (About the Lecturer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture this week on the approaches to assessing exposure of humans to mercury (including published examples from Mexico), and exposure [...]
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2002
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 2002 Video series shows tenth Celebration, more years to follow April 10, 2023 (Watch) (About Celebration) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube video of Celebration 2002. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held by SHI in 1982 that has grown into the world’s largest gathering of the Tlingit, Haida and [...]
