Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land [Hardcover]

Rosita Worl (Author), Kathy Dye (Editor), Bill Hess (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2008

In 1982, the fledgling Native nonprofit Sealaska Heritage Institute held a dance-and-culture festival to celebrate the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. A couple of hundred Native people gathered in Juneau for the event, called Celebration. They could not have imagined then that Celebration would spark a movement across the region - a renaissance of Native culture that prompted people largely unfamiliar with their heritage to learn their ancestral songs and dances and to make regalia for future Celebrations.Today, Celebration is the largest cultural event in the state, drawing thousands of people to the five-day biennial festival. "Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land", featuring the work by the noted Alaska photographer Bill Hess, includes images from the first Celebrations to the present-day festivals. It is both an introduction to Native cultures and a cherished keepsake for the people who have participated in Celebration. Sealaska Heritage Institute is a regional Native nonprofit organization serving the indigenous peoples of Southeast Alaska. The Institute was founded in 1980 to administer cultural programs for Sealaska Corporation, a Native for-profit company formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Institute's mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures.

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Sealaska Heritage Institute Is a regional Native nonprofit organization serving the indigenous people of Southeast Alaska. The Institute was founded in 1980 to administer cultural programs for Sealaska Corporation, a Native for-profit company formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Institute's mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Sealaska Heritage Institute (September 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295988290
• ISBN-13: 978-0295988290
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,582,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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