SHI Art & Museum Internships

Art & Museum Internship Opportunities – Summer 2025! Through Sealaska Heritage. Apply Now – Deadline is January 31, 2025. Art Internship: bit.ly/SHI-ArtIntern25 Museum Internship: bit.ly/SHI-MuseumIntern25 Read more details about the Summer Internships in the images below.

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SE Alaska High School Students

Join the 2025 AISES Regional Fair to be held in Juneau on April 26, 2025. AISES is the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. Application Deadline: January 15, 2025. High school students from Southeast Alaska – this is your opportunity to dive into research projects that explore Indigenous Science (STEAM). The deadline is fast approaching!…

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Become an Outer Coast Undergraduate

Outer Coast College is accepting applications for the class that begins in the Fall of 2025 and graduates in 2027. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 11:59pm AKST. Details on the Undergraduate Program: Who: High school graduates or GED holders Dates: August 2025 – May 2027 Cost: Outer Coast will meet all demonstrated financial need. Outer Coast…

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Share Your Culture 2025 Series

The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum is seeking proposals for their “Share Your Culture/ Share Your Research” Series – to be held on Zoom in April & May of 2025. Speakers will give a 50-60 minute Zoom presentation in one of six categories: Talk on your art form or culture or relevant topic Share a…

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Alaska Native Artist Residency Program

Pamela Johnson Tlingit artist from SJ FB

The Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum invite Alaska Native artists to submit an application for the 2025 Alaska Native Artist Residency Program. Apply by Wed. January 15, 2025. Read more and apply Residencies are 18-22 days long and occur: July 16-August 4 August 11-31 September 3-22 September 23-October 14 Residency positions include a $2,300 artist…

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Indigenizing Education for Alaska

Scholarships for Alaska Native Teachers & Education Professionals – Scholarships cover tuition, fees, and books for Alaska Native students enrolled in the School of Education Program. Sealaska Heritage Institute, in partnership with UAS, UAF, UAA, and APU, proudly offers the Indigenizing Education for Alaska (IEA) program. This initiative supports Alaska Native students pursuing careers in…

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Alaska Native Languages – Free Zoom Courses

Outer Coast College says, “We are thrilled to offer 3 free ‘Massive Open Online Alaska Native Language Courses’ (MOOCs) this winter – in partnership with Sealaska Heritage Institute. Join us starting in December for language learning in community.” Beginning Tuesday Dec. 3 – X̱aad Kíl (Haida) Beginning Monday Dec. 9 – Shm′algyack/Sm’algya̱x (Tsimshian) Beginning in…

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Art on the Wall at Xóots

Here is “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Xóots Elementary School Mural: The “Brown Bear” logo is affectionately called “Buddy” and was designed by Charlie Skultka (who also helped collaborate on the initial mural concept). Courtney Lecrone designed the mural and “worked through making the mural sunrise/sunset amazing!!” Courtney, who is 28, was born…

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Filming Artist Delores Churchill

Ten years ago, Artchange, Inc. finished the film “Tracing Roots” with the amazing #DeloresChurchill. Our focus in that film was on Haida elder and master weaver Delores Churchill. “Tracing Roots” had an encore screening in Juneau Spring 2024 at the Gold Town Nickelodeon. A few weeks ago, Artchange, Inc. and 14milesalaska picked up the camera…

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Art Students Craft Xóots Piece

Students in Ms. Manewal’s Glass & Tile class and Advanced Formline students of Mr. Skultka’s collaborated to transform this red cedar brown bear into a work of art using glass and and tile. “Buddy” was originally carved on the SHS CNC router in 2018 during an open house. The bear will soon be located at…

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Online Dictionary: Three Languages

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has launched a new online dictionary that allows users to search for words and phrases in Lingít (Tlingit language), X̱aad Kíl (Haida language), Shm’algyack (Tsimshian language) or English, and to browse words and phrases, and also to listen to heritage language speakers pronouncing the entries. You can hear a word pronounced…

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Documenting Tlingit Gesture System

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is launching a groundbreaking new program to document 100 gestures used in Tlingit communication identified nearly 40 years ago, to recover other gestures still known and used by Tlingit elders, and to investigate whether similar structures existed for Haida and Tsimshian languages. Documenting the practice, known as the Tlingit Gesture System…

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Native Pollinators, Plants & Gardening

Here is some valuable information from Yakutat Tlingit Tribe about pollinators, plants & gardening! What are Pollinators? Pollination is the first step that creates new generations of plants, and is the fertilization of a plant’s female organs. Pollinators are the agents which facilitate fertilization, moving pollen to the ovule of another plant. Common pollinators include…

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Traditional Foods & Seasonal Harvest

Seasonal harvest allows us to be active, learn about local flora/fauna, and obtain nutrient dense foods. There are numerous wild foods that we can harvest over the course of the year. Lingít X’áax’i (Crabapple) Harvesting:  Crabapple trees have reddish-green, oblong berries in the fall. Look for trees or shrubs along the coast. Preparing:  Crabapples can…

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Sitka Tribe’s Kayaaní Commission

Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Kayaaní Commission meets the Last Monday of Every Month from 6:30-8:30pm. All are welcome to attend, including STA Tribal citizens, plant knowledge holders, and anyone who wants to learn about harvesting plants. The August meeting will be Monday August 28th – Join the meeting in person at the STA office at 204…

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