Sealaska Heritage Institute
A major source for Southeast Alaska Native culture and history.
SHI
Researchers.
Our mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures.
Professional and amateur researchers alike look to us as a primary source for information about the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people of the Alaskan Panhandle.
Whether you are simply curious or conducting scholarly research, you will find an abundance of information in our archives and library, and through programs like our lecture series and visiting scholars. Whatever your interest, the path to our peoples’ past starts here.
Looking for Alaskan Native Research Resources for Teaching or Learning?
Our culture, history and language programs are informed by our Council of Traditional Scholars, a panel of clan leaders and elders with extensive knowlezdge of Southeast Alaska Native cultures.
We periodically assemble the council to provide guidance and insight on both new and existing programs.
Alaskan Native People
Preserving traditional knowledge and practices.
