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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 [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ELIZABETH PERATROVICH
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ELIZABETH PERATROVICH Free event to be offered virtually, in-person on Nov. 19Nov. 16, 2021 (About the Lecturer) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on Friday on the civil rights icon Elizabeth Peratrovich as part of a series on Southeast Alaska Native history in honor [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ABOUT THE LATE TLINGIT LEADER WILLIAM L. PAUL, SR.
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ABOUT THE LATE TLINGIT LEADER WILLIAM L. PAUL, SR. Free event to be offered virtually, in-person on Nov. 16Nov. 12, 2021 (About the Lecturer) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on Tuesday on the late Tlingit leader William Lewis Paul, Sr., (Shquindy) as part of a series on [...]
SHI ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR DANCE GROUPS, ASSOCIATED EVENTS FOR CELEBRATION 2022
SHI ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR DANCE GROUPS, ASSOCIATED EVENTS FOR CELEBRATION 2022 Event to mark 40th anniversary of the festivalNov. 9, 2021 (About Celebration) (Dance Group Application) (Juried Art Show and Competition Application) (Juried Youth Art Exhibit Application) (Native Artist Market Application) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is accepting applications for dance groups and some of its [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE ANB, ANS
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE ANB, ANS Free event to be offered virtually on Nov. 10Nov. 5, 2021 (About the Lecturer) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on the literary history of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Sisterhood (ANS) as part of a series on Southeast [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON TLINGIT, RUSSIAN BATTLES
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON TLINGIT, RUSSIAN BATTLES Free event to be offered virtually on Nov. 8Nov. 2, 2021 (About the Lecturer) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on the historical Tlingit battles with Russians as part of a series on Southeast Alaska Native history in honor of Native American Heritage Month. [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON THE HISTORY OF ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Nov. 2, 2021 (About the Lecturer) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on the history of Alaska Native education as part of a series on Southeast Alaska Native history in honor of Native American [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON TLINGIT INTERACTIONS WITH EUROPEANS, AMERICANS IN THE 18TH CENTURY
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON TLINGIT INTERACTIONS WITH EUROPEANS, AMERICANS IN THE 18TH CENTURY Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Oct. 28, 2019 (About the Lecturer) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on Tlingit interactions with Europeans and Americans in the 18th century as part of a series on Southeast Alaska Native [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE SERIES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE SERIES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Oct. 25, 2021 (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture series on Southeast Alaska Native history in November in honor of Native American Heritage Month. All lectures will be live streamed on SHI’s YouTube channel at noon [...]
BABY RAVEN READS VOLUME TO BE ALASKA’S FEATURED CHILDREN’S BOOK AT NATIONAL EVENT
BABY RAVEN READS VOLUME TO BE ALASKA’S FEATURED CHILDREN’S BOOK AT NATIONAL EVENT Shanyáak'utlaax̱: Salmon Boy to represent state at National Book FestivalSept. 13, 2021 The Alaska Center for the Book has singled out Sealaska Heritage Institute’s (SHI) Baby Raven Reads book Shanyáak'utlaax̱: Salmon Boy as the state’s featured children's book at this year's National [...]
SHI DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 1988
SHI DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 1988 Video series shows fourth Celebration, more years to followAug. 26, 2021 (About Celebration) (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted online video of Celebration 1988. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held in 1982 that has grown into the world’s largest gathering of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people. Celebration [...]
SHI RECEIVES GRANT TO DOCUMENT TRADITIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR REMOVAL OF GRIEF
SHI RECEIVES GRANT TO DOCUMENT TRADITIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR REMOVAL OF GRIEF Institute to work with traditional scholars, clan leaders to produce bookAug. 20, 2021 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has received a grant from a Colorado organization to record the ancient practice of removing grief through Tlingit ceremonies known as ku.éex’. The $28,000 grant from the [...]
SEALASKA HERITAGE TO HOLD HOMECOMING CEREMONY FOR AT.ÓOW, AT.NANÉ
SEALASKA HERITAGE TO HOLD HOMECOMING CEREMONY FOR AT.ÓOW, AT.NANÉ Event to be live streamed, media invited to attend Aug. 10, 2021 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will hold a homecoming ceremony to welcome back an extraordinary collection of at.óow (sacred objects), in addition to a Tlingit mask and a hat with ties to Alaska Native land [...]
