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Envisioning Our Future Through the Reflections of Our Past
The Center will feature space for art demonstrations and exhibits, retail sales, and venues for ceremonies and presentations. It will also house a research facility, climate-controlled collections storage and work areas.
Areas of Focus
Remaining Native Speakers
Tribute to Dr. Walter Soboleff
The future Center is named for Dr. Walter A. Soboleff, a Tlingit Native of the Raven, Dog Salmon clan. He was a spiritual leader who helped Native and non-Native people alike at a time when segregation was the norm. Throughout his life, he worked tirelessly to advance Native civil rights. The Walter Soboleff Center will be a physical manifestation upholding the traditional Native values he held dear. Read more.
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) created in 1980 to promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. SHI is at the forefront of cultural preservation and restoration with implications for all Alaskans – and the nation – in sustaining our country’s rich cultural diversity. Learn more.
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endangered languages and cultural heritage of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimishian people.