Haa Tuwaanagu Yis, Woo.Cheen | For Healing Our Spirit, Together
The Sealaska Heritage Institute Youtube channel has several playlists for local languages including Lingít. This video series is a language resource for learners of the Tlingit language Lingít and will feature Lance X̱’unei Twitchell as well as people on various
June 29, 2020: (34) Outer Coast is offers the first of it’s FREE Tlingit Language Massive Open Online Course!
June 16, 2020: (33) The Sitka Sentinel published a front page article about the continued daily roundabout protests, giving the participants a voice.
29. A small token of encouragement was left in the roundabout. The peaceful protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement have been happening every week. The are currently on Saturday noon -1. 2020
108 is a very important number in the East as it is here in Sheet’ka'(also known as Sitka and Novo-Arkhangelsk). In 1804 local people united and fought together courageously for their land. 108 years later, in 1912, local people once
January 2020: The City Assembly unanimously voted to get a new city seal. The existing seal was created In 1971 and feature a cannon that is pointed at the location of the Tlingit fort that was actually shelled by
June 2020: (30) AC Lakeside grocery store is posting pandemic information in Tagalog, Tlingit and English. Colonized communities feature one language and one strategy – assimilate. We thank you, Lakeside for your effort to change this!
June 19, 2020: (35) Around 200 Sitkans cross the Harbor Drive and Lincoln Street intersection as part of a commemoration of the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed that the Civil War had ended and that they
June 15 2020: (32) A Letter to the Editor from Kari Johnson, in support of protestors and providing historical context for Black Lives Matter protests. Click here to read the letter.
March 2020: Reconciliation Day advocates go to the Alaska Day Planning Committee meeting and begin face to face discussions about celebrating Oct. 18th in a new way that honors Native culture.