The robe is more than 150 years old. This is the first time it’s been used in a ceremony for at least six decades.
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Weavers will study ‘secrets in the weavings’ of historic Chilkat robe returned to Southeast Alaska
The robe is now in Sealaska Heritage Institute’s archives and collections department. Next month, weavers will start learning from it.
Sealaska Heritage Institute seeks art for this year’s Celebration
Artists have until Jan. 12 to pitch design concepts for “Together we live in balance.”
Sealaska Heritage Institute releases new apps for learning endangered Indigenous languages
It’s SHI’s first attempt at putting X̱aad Kíl, the Haida language, and Shm’algyack, the Tsimshian language, in app form.
Lingít scholars document traditional hand gestures that could be used in language learning
The researchers say this gesture system could allow language learners to use less English to fill in blanks in the classroom setting.
Juneau’s waterfront totem poles have new signs to describe and protect them: ‘This is more than art’
Sealaska Heritage Institute put up storyboards last week to educate visitors and protect the poles from mistreatment.
Presbyterian Church leaders visit Juneau to plan apology for 1962 church closure
Alaska Native leaders spoke to church leaders on Wednesday about the harm religious organizations have done to Lingít communities through language suppression and violence at boarding schools.
Alaskans assess impact of US Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives in education have been analyzing the impacts to the recent ruling that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s admission policies are unconstitutional.
June 27, 2023: Alaska Native Artist and Makers Market
Alaska Native Artist and Makers Market Pop-up this Thursday, plus Juneau Soccer Club recent success and the JAHC’s 50th Anniversary.
As Alaska tourism rebounds, state and federal officials crack down on fake Alaska Native art
It’s a federal crime to sell art that is falsely marketed as created by an Alaska Native or tribal member.