EXHIBITS

The story of Southeast Alaska’s Native people is an ancient and ongoing one that began thousands of years ago and continues to this day. The Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people say we’ve been on this land since time immemorial, and our scientific collaborations with researchers have proven we’ve been here for more than 11,000 years.

At Sealaska Heritage, you’ll be surrounded by that story like no other place in Juneau. Walk through a hand-adzed cedar clan house. Experience our exhibits and monumental art. Immerse yourself in Kootéeyaa Deiyí, our Totem Pole Trail. Take home a one-of-a-kind Native art piece or a souvenir, along with new insights into Southeast Alaska history and how we are all shaped by whatever land we call home.

Your visit and purchases will help support Alaska Native artists, workshops, Indigenous language revitalization, and cross-cultural programming all year long. By exploring our exhibits and purchasing art pieces, you are playing a role in our mission to revitalize and enhance the ancient cultures of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people.

SHI curates exhibits that delve into the history, art, and cultures of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. The following exhibits are currently on view:

• Our Grandparents’ Names on the Land:
  
  This exhibit explores ancient place names and the innovative inventions that were used to catch halibut and salmon. It includes three sections:
  
  
  • Native Voices on the Land
  • Salmon People
  • Halibut, Attack the Hook!
    
    

Offered on interactive platforms, all three sections offer a window into how Native people historically survived and thrived in the region for thousands of years. Native peoples invented ingenious tools to catch salmon and halibut and to sustain fish populations. They also documented important places, including subsistence areas, through names. Our goal is to share this knowledge with the public and to honor the ingenuity of our ancestors.