Sealaska Heritage Institute has chosen a Hoonah student as the 2015 recipient of the Judson L. Brown Leadership Award. The recipient, Amelia “Tlaagoonk” Wilson, is a Chookaneidi (Eagle/Bear), Kaach.adi Yadi (Child of the Raven/Land Otter). She is pursuing a master’s degree in rural development at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community […]
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor its annual Latseen Hoop Camp in Juneau in August and feature Bob Saviers, a current coach for Juneau’s Hoop Time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The Latseen Hoop Camp is a free, innovative program that provides a fun and safe environment for youth to be physically active, develop basketball fundamentals and […]
In honor of Native American Heritage month, I extend my appreciation and respect for Alaska’s First Peoples. Our great state is home to a remarkable 229 federally recognized tribes, each of which vary in cultural background and traditions. Our Alaska Native community has shaped the history of our state and has contributed to the framework […]
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 […]