Sealaska Heritage Institute will offer its last noon lecture of the year on Tuesday. Forest Geologist Jim Baichtal will talk about the search for early habitation sites on ancient shorelines in Southeast Alaska. He’ll discuss a new model that has helped scientists discover more than 70 ancient sites with archaeological materials that are rich in […]
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture on Tuesday, November 18 on the harbor seals and other rich resources of Yakutat Bay that have sustained the Eyak, Ahtna and Tlingit people throughout history. Dr. Aron Crowell from the Smithsonian Institution Arctic Studies Center and UAA’s Judy Ramos of Yakutat will talk about collaborative efforts […]
The permanent, monumental art in a cultural center under construction in Juneau will feature master works by some of the most renowned Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian artists in the world, Sealaska Heritage Institute announced Tuesday. The cedar-clad exterior of the Walter Soboleff building will feature huge, 40-foot panels designed by Haida artist Robert Davidson that […]
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a noon lecture this month on climate change and its impact on Native cultures. Lecturer Victoria Wyllie de Echeverria, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oxford, will discuss how climate change is being perceived by indigenous people and how these changes are affecting cultural and biological diversity in […]