Washington, D.C. – Friday, following the Biden Administration’s announcement that the pending sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, Washington has been halted, Alaska Congressman Don Young issued the following statement: “I am very pleased by the Administration’s decision to stop the sale of the National Archives in Seattle. This is a tremendous victory […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) joined the Washington Attorney General’s Office as co-litigants in a lawsuit to stop the sale of the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) facility in Seattle, Washington. The lawsuit was filed in the federal district court Monday […]
Wednesday, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museum recognized the Alutiiq Museum with its 2016 Museum Institutional Excellence award. Established in 2007, this annual award recognizes an indigenous museum or museum service that demonstrates a significant commitment to the care, preservation, interpretation, and presentation of material cultural heritage. The Alutiiq Museum was honored for, […]
A grant from the Alaska State Museum will help the Alutiiq Museum preserve a piece of recent Kodiak history, the revitalization of Alutiiq dance. Thirty years ago, members of the Kodiak Alutiiq community began researching Alutiiq dance, with the goal of creating the first traditional dancers in a century. Elders’ knowledge, ethnographic research, and assistance […]