5 pages of hand written notes, taken by James Wickersham during a conversation with Taku chief Aanahalaash, and 2 photographs. Subjects include: Chilkat Blanket weaving,including the origin of the design and the manner of dying the wool; the Swan...
During the 1920's, many of the original totem poles in Kake were burned. After many years of not having totem poles, the residents of Kake, Alaska organized to acquire and place a 132-foot pole in the town. Alaska Indian Arts, Inc. of Haines,...
Sitka Tribal Enterprise June 2007 tourist season. The Sheetka Kwaan Naakahidi Dance group performers are being introduced by the Dance Show Coordinator-Angie Ketah. The dancers are from left to right: Leonty Williams, Shante Rice, Unknown, Unknown,...
Notes on the Tlingit and Kad'iak languages and some on others within the Russian-American possessions, with appended Russian-Tlingit dictionary. Compiled by Ivan Veniaminov in Sitka. 1st ed. St. Petersburg, 1846.
An attempt to...
"An unusual record of achievement has been established by eight native Alaskans, who were graduated August 10 by the RCA Institutes in New York. Members of a pilot group, sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, they scored a notable success in...
Verso: Eighteen months of demanding study in electronics ended successfully August 10 for eight native Alaskans when all were graduated by the RCA Institutes in New York. They are members of a pilot educational program sponsored by the Bureau of...
Verso: An experiment in adult education was concluded successfully with the graduation August 10 of eight native Alaskans from the RCA Institutes in New York. All completed an 18-months course in Industrial and Communications Electronics. Here,...
Governor Swineford collected the photographs during the 1887 voyage he and his wife, Minnie Swineford, took aboard the Thetis. Included are views of the Thetis and its crew,Alaska Natives from various regions of the State of Alaska, seal...
Group portrait Chief Mitlakotle, five other men, and a woman. Some of the men are dressed in traditional Tlingit regalia, including Chilkat robes and beaded clothing.