2014 Annual Report - Sealaska Heritage Institute

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SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE
105 S. Seward St., Suite 201
Juneau, Alaska 99801
907.463.4844
www.sealaskaheritage.org
ISBN 978–0–9853129–8–5
Cover: Formline design by Robert Davis Hoffmann.
Design and composition: Kathy Dye.
PHOTO CREDITS
Page iv: by Brian Wallace; page 2: by Scott Areman; page 4: by Brian Wallace; page 5: by
Kathy Dye; page 6: by Brian Wallace; page 7: William L. Paul, Sr., Archive; pages 8–9: Wide
shot of building and photo of Rosita Worl with blueprints by Kathy Dye, all other shots by
Brian Wallace; pages 10–17: by Brian Wallace; page 18: by Steve Quinn; page 19: by Brian
Wallace; pages 20–21: by Steve Quinn; pages 22–23: by Brian Wallace; pages 24–25: TJ
Young carving by Kathy Dye, all other shots by Brian Wallace; page 26: by Brian Wallace;
page 27: by Christy Eriksen; pages 28–31: by Brian Wallace; pages 32–35: by Jasmine
James; pages 36–37 by Brian Wallace; page 38: by Sondra Simone Segundo; page 39: by
Brian Wallace; pages 40–41: by Kathy Dye; pages 42–46: by Brian Wallace; page 70: by
Brian Wallace; page 72: by Brian Wallace; page 74: by Brian Wallace; page 75: by Christy
Eriksen; page 76: by Peter Metcalfe.
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contents
About Sealaska Heritage Institute • 1
Message from the President • 3
Programs
Walter Soboleff Building • 5
Celebration • 15
Art Program • 19
Education Program • 29
Collections and Research Program • 41
Donors • 47
Financials • 69
Boards and Staff • 71
Farewell • 75
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SEALASKA HERITAGE OPERATES FROM OFFICES LOCATED
IN THE WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING IN JUNEAU, ALASKA.
SHOWN HERE WHILE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 2014.
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about SEALASKA HERITAGE
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is
a regional Native nonprofit 501(c)(3)
founded in 1980.
SHI was conceived by clan leaders,
traditional scholars, and Elders at
the first Sealaska Elders Conference
in 1980. During that meeting, the
Elders likened Native culture to
SHI’S “BLANKET OF KNOWLEDGE”.
a blanket. The late George Davis
(Kichnáalx—Lk’aanaaw) of Angoon
spoke these memorable words:
“We don’t want what you did here to only echo in the air, how our grandfathers
used to do things… Yes. You have unwrapped it for us. That is why we will open
again this container of wisdom left in our care.”
These wise traditional leaders told the new leaders that their hands were
growing weary of holding onto the metaphorical blanket, this “container of
wisdom.” They said they were transferring this responsibility to Sealaska, the
regional Native corporation serving Southeast Alaska. In response, Sealaska
founded Sealaska Heritage to operate cultural and educational programs.
SHI’s mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian
cultures. Our goal is to promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural
understanding.
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SHI PRESIDENT ROSITA WORL.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
The year 2014 was one I will never
forget. After breaking ground on the
SHI’S NEW LOGO ADOPTED IN 2014.
Walter Soboleff Building in late 2013,
we watched our new facility materialize
before our eyes, and by late 2014, Sealaska Heritage Institute had moved in.
This building—our “Box of Knowledge”—is beautiful and so uniquely reflective of
our culture. At long last, we Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian of Southeast Alaska
have a place of our own from which to share our ancient world view. As I write
this, we’re planning our first exhibit and the grand opening, which is scheduled
May 2015. I can’t wait to open this facility to the public.
I was awed by the hundreds of people, organizations and other donors across
the state and nation who helped us raise the funds to make this dream come
true. One of the most poignant moments of this journey came in 2014 when we
sponsored our first Native art auction to raise funds for the building. We were
humbled, honored, and frankly—amazed—by the artists who came out in force,
donating one stunning piece of Northwest Coast art after another.
We also went through an extensive rebranding phase and adopted a new
logo. It features a three-pointed element commonly known as a trigon. It is
an ancient shape prevalent in the formline designs developed by the Tlingit,
Haida and Tsimshian of the Northwest Coast, and it has been found on some
of the oldest ethnographic objects in the world. We were fortunate to work
with master Northwest Coast artist Robert Davidson on the design. We think
this new logo, which embodies the concept of “heritage forward,” captures the
essence of who we are. I hope you like it as much as we do.
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WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING. NOVEMBER 2014.
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WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING
The new Walter Soboleff Building was in full
construction mode in 2014 and by the end of
the year, the staff at Sealaska Heritage had
moved into offices on the second story, while
work on the rest of the floors continued.
Ninety people were hired to work on the
project in 2014 and the economic impact
for that year was more than $11 million. An
approximate 25 percent Native hire rate was
maintained for the duration of the project.
THE GLASS AWNINGS FEATURE FORMLINE
DESIGNS BY STEVE BROWN.
Grants from major donors allowed Sealaska
Heritage in 2014 to commission three
masterpieces for permanent display. All three tribal groups of the region will be
represented in monumental art made by some of the best artists of our time.
The cedar-clad exterior of the building will feature huge, 40-foot panels
designed by Haida artist Robert Davidson that will give the center a dramatic
facade unlike any other structure in Southeast Alaska. Upon entering the main
foyer, visitors will see an enormous carved-and-painted Tsimshian clan house
front by Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley. An interior clan house space will
showcase the largest glass house screen in the world, flanked by two house
posts depicting Eagle and Raven warriors made by Tlingit glass artist Preston
Singletary. In 2014, the glass awning on the exterior was etched with formline
designs made by Steve Brown, and Tlingit artist Wayne Price hand-adzed cedar
boards that are featured throughout the building. In total, he made more than
one million adze marks on more than 3,200 square feet of wood!
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THE COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH FLOOR FEATURES A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED
SPACE AND STORAGE SHELVES ON TRACKS.
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The lower story will house the institute’s
archive, which, among many other things,
includes the largest collection of Tlingit
recordings in the world.
In 2014, SHI’s Board of Trustees named the
archive for Tlingit Native rights hero William
L. Paul, Sr., who was a major force in Alaska
history and is recognized as the father of
the Alaska Native land claims. William L.
Paul was a gifted orator, Alaska’s first Native
attorney, the state’s first Native legislator and
a formidable warrior who fought on the front
line of many legal and political battles of his
THE ARCHIVE WAS NAMED FOR WILLIAM
L. PAUL, SR., A TLINGIT HERO.
time. Yet his achievements are not as well
known outside of Alaska Native circles. The board named the archives for him
to honor his accomplishments and to publicly recognize his life’s work.
In 2014, staff began planning for the first exhibit, which will feature clans’
sacred objects or at.óowu. These living objects will be on loan to Sealaska
Heritage for the duration of the exhibit but may be withdrawn by clans that
own them if they are needed for ceremonial purposes.
In 2014, SHI held its first-ever art auction to raise funds for the new building,
and the event was a huge success. Wrote one attendee: “The Tináa Auction was
the most stunning fundraising event of this type that I have ever attended at
Centennial Hall, and I’ve attended a lot of fund raisers. Bravo. Congratulations
on a gorgeous, successful event.” (See Art Program section for more on this.)
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING, 2014. TOP, CLOCKWISE:
STEEL FRAME AND DECKING IN. SHI PRESIDENT ROSITA WORL GOING OVER
BLUEPRINTS WITH DAWSON CONSTRUCTION AND SHI’S LEE KADINGER.
SEALASKA SHAREHOLDER MATT BARRY MOVING CEMENT. SEALASKA
SHAREHOLDER GREG ISTURIS MUDDING DRYWALL. SEALASKA SHAREHOLDER
EDGAR BERGERON WORKING ON THE ELEVATOR. SEALASKA SHAREHOLDER
ADZING CEDAR BOARDS FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. OPPOSITE:
SEALASKA SHAREHOLDER JOEL MCLEAN WORKING ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.
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SHI STAFF MOVING INTO THE WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING IN DECEMBER,
2014. OPPOSITE: TOP, CLOCKWISE: THE EXTERIOR IS ACCENTED WITH
COPPER AND CLAD IN LOCALLY-SOURCED CEDAR, WHICH WAS DONATED
BY SEALASKA. MAIN ENTRY WITH CEDAR BEAMS. FORMLINE DESIGNS IN
AWNINGS CASTING SHADOWS. BASKETRY PATTERN IN ENTRY.
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BLESSING OF THE BUILDING, DECEMBER 2014. TOP, CLOCKWISE: ISHMAEL
HOPE, PAUL MARKS, AND DAVID KATZEEK. DONALD GREGORY HANGS
DEVIL’S CLUB, A SACRED PLANT WITH PROTECTIVE QUALITIES. CROWD
GATHERS FOR BLESSING OF THE BUILDING. OPPOSITE: SHI CHAIR MARLENE
JOHNSON ADDRESSES THE CROWD WITH SHI PRESIDENT ROSITA WORL.
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CELEBRATION 2014 INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND DANCERS.
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celebration
Sealaska Heritage Institute sponsors a major,
biennial festival to celebrate the Tlingit, Haida
and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska.
First held in 1982, Celebration has grown into
one of the largest events in the state.
Celebration 2014 served more than 17,000
BEST OF SHOW., 2014 JURIED ART SHOW.
“DANCING RAVEN HAT” BY WAYNE PRICE.
people, including 5,000 attendees and another
12,000 who watched the live broadcast and shared it on social media. A recent
study showed the economic impact of Celebration on Juneau is $2 million each
time the institute sponsors the four-day event.
During Celebration, we held our biennial Juried Art Show and Competition and
included a new category—formline design—which was swept by artist Wayne
Price, who took first, second and third place and also won Best of Show for his
piece “Dancing Raven Hat”. Other top winners included Pauline Duncan, who
won first place for Northwest Coast Customary Art, and Teri Rofkar, who won
first place for Northwest Coast Customary-Inspired Art. Thirteen artists were
accepted into the show.
The institute also sponsored its biennial Native art market during Celebration,
and 23 artists sold their work in downtown Juneau. Celebration 2014 included
a parade, a Toddler Regalia Review, lectures, Native language workshops and
traditional food contests.
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CELEBRATION 2014. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: PANORAMIC PHOTO OF SOME OF THE
ATTENDEES. TWO WEE PARTICIPANTS IN THE TODDLER REGALIA REVIEW. DANCE
PERFORMANCE AT CENTENNIAL HALL.
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TINÁA ART AUCTION. “BENTWOOD CHEST” DONATED BY DAVID BOXLEY. SHOWN BY
VOLUNTEERS LAINE RINEHART AND MIGUEL ROHRBACHER.
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art program
Sealaska Heritage Institute sponsors
art programs to perpetuate ancient
art forms, expand markets for
Northwest Coast artists, and to educate
others about Native art. In 2014, this
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program served more than 2,640 people.
Tináa Art Auction
“SITKA PETROGLYPH” DONATED BY CHLOE FRENCH.
One of the most memorable moments
in 2014 came in February, when we
held our first Tináa Art Auction to raise funds for the Walter Soboleff Building.
The artists absolutely floored us with their generosity and by the first-rate
pieces they donated for the event. More than 50 artists gave pieces ranging
in value from $500 to $55,000. Donations included exquisite work such
as a bentwood chest, a large mask, a helmet, original paintings, weavings,
beadwork, glass pieces and even a dugout canoe!
We held the auction in the middle of winter in a place that is fairly remote
from serious collectors. But we not only sold out, we had to add more tables to
accommodate more than 350 patrons. In the end, the auction raised more than
$300,000. And, an original painting donated by master artist Robert Davidson
became the inspiration behind the monumental art that will be featured on the
facade of the new building. More than 500 people contributed to the event,
including nearly 40 volunteers and 32 sponsors.
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TINÁA ART AUCTION. ABOVE: THE AUCTION INCLUDED A NATIVE HIGH FASHION SHOW
FEATURING PIECES MADE BY NATIVE DESIGNERS. OPPOSITE: “SPIRIT OF THE OTHER SIDE”
DONATED BY STEVE BROWN.
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GAJAA HÍT PROJECT, TOTEM RAISING.
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Gajaa Hít Project
Another poignant moment in
2014 came the day we raised
two totem poles in Juneau.
The Eagle and Raven totem
poles were carved to honor
the Tlingit Auk Kwáan clans
and long-term residents of
Indian Village. They replaced
THE TOTEM RAISING WAS PRECEDED BY A CEREMONY.
two poles that had fallen into
disrepair.
The Auk Kwáan and village residents appointed village residents to serve
as proxy carvers representing the Raven and Eagle clans. Carvers Joe and
TJ Young made the poles with Master Carver Nathan Jackson and Ed Kunz
providing advice on the designs. Apprentices included Josh Yates, Jerrod
Galanin and Tai’-Rel Osh Lang-Edenshaw.
“Working with TJ and Joe was an amazing experience that I will never forget.
This unique program has been a huge inspiration to me and has already had a
large impact on all aspects of my life and artwork,” wrote apprentice Galanin.
“My experience with Joe and TJ Young was positive, inspiring, and uplifting for
my spirit,” wrote apprentice Osh Lang-Edenshaw.
The team also made a new screen, which was installed earlier in 2014. SHI
partnered with the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority, which owns Gajaa
Hít. The ceremony drew more than 700 people plus a bear, which watched from
afar! (See photo on page 76.)
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GAJAA HÍT PROJECT. TOP, CLOCKWISE: CARVER TJ YOUNG. APPRENTICE
JOSH YATES DANCING AT THE TOTEM RAISING. CLAN AT.ÓOWU BROUGHT
OUT AT THE CEREMONY. OPPOSITE: RAVEN POLE GOING UP.
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SKIN-SEWING STUDENT JRROD GALANIN OF SITKA WORKING WITH SEA
OTTER FUR AS PART OF SHI’S SUSTAINABLE ARTS PROGRAM.
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Workshops
One of our most popular
services in recent years
has been our skin-sewing
workshops, which are part of
SHI’s Sustainable Arts Program.
The goals of the Sustainable
Arts Program are to revitalize
a traditional art form and to
create a cottage industry in
Southeast Alaska.
In 2014, SHI offered skin-sewing
classes in four communities,
FORMLINE DESIGN WORKSHOP, 2014.
including, for the first time, a
workshop in Anchorage, where we saw a lot of demand. In total, 53 students,
teachers, and hunters participated in our skin-sewing program.
“Thank you so much for the opportunity to be a part of the skin sewing class.
I am forever grateful for the skills and knowledge that the teacher was able to
pass along to all of us in the class,” wrote student Cheryl Johnson.
The institute also continued teaching formline design classes through its Jinéit
Art Academy. Formline is the design practice that makes Northwest Coast art
so distinctive in the world. Sealaska Heritage teaches it to ensure artists are
learning proper formline. In 2014, 230 people participated in workshops and
field testing of materials in Juneau and Yakutat.
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CULTURAL ORIENTATION IN 2014 FOR JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS.
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EDUCATION PROGRAM
Sealaska Heritage Institute works with
universities, school districts, and other
educational institutions to teach people
about Southeast Alaska Native cultures
and to promote cultural diversity and
cross-cultural understanding. In 2014,
SHI’s education programs served 1,275
people. The economic impact of SHI’s 2014
programs was more than $781 thousand.
STEVE BROWN AT FORMLINE DESIGN
WORKSHOP, 2014.
Cultural Orientations
It is critical that Native cultures be incorporated into public schools and that
teachers have a general understanding of the cultures. Studies have shown
that Native students do better academically when they’re exposed to their
culture in class.
To that end, Sealaska Heritage sponsors cultural orientations for teachers
in public schools and at the University of Alaska through a memorandum of
agreement. Participants learn Native history, Native world view, and even about
Northwest Coast art. Through the program, the institute and the teachers are
developing kits that other instructors will be able to use in their classes.
A formline design class taught by Steve Brown was eye-opening to some of the
teachers: “The formline workshop—wow. I will never look at those designs the
same way again,” wrote a teacher with the Juneau School District. In 2014, the
cultural orientation program impacted more than 370 people.
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MATH AND CULTURE ACADEMY, 2014. STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE CERTAIN
MATH SKILLS TO DO CHILKAT WEAVING. SHI INCORPORATES WEAVING
INTO THE ACADEMY TO MAKE LEARNING MATH FUN AND TO PUT MATH
INTO A CULTURAL CONTEXT.
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Math and Culture Academy
The institute also works with public
school teachers through its Math and
Culture Academy, which teaches math
skills to middle-school students through
Northwest Coast art.
Through the annual academy, students
attend culture-based math camps where
Native art practices, such as basketry,
weaving and canoe making, are used to
MATH AND CULTURE ACADEMY, 2014.
teach math. The teachers also increase
their knowledge of Native cultural traditions, protocols and art as they affect
mathematical learning.
Teams of teachers, artists, and SHI staff are producing, field testing, and
disseminating a series of supplemental math resources that incorporate Tlingit
culture and language geared for beginning algebra and geometry courses.
SHI is building the model for use in Southeast Alaska by adapting nationally
recognized, successful math programs developed by other organizations
outside the region.
The institute seeks comments and evaluations from participants of the
program. Wrote one parent: “Thank you SHI for giving my kids the opportunity
to attend the Math and Culture Academy this summer. I was so proud to see
what they had learned in these past few weeks and it could not have been done
without you help. Keep up the good work,” wrote parent Marie Beierly.
In 2014, the Math and Culture Academy served more than 400 people.
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LATSEEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, 2014. STUDENTS TAKE PART IN TRADITIONAL
ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS PROCESSING SALMON.
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Latseen Leadership Academy
The institute sponsors an annual Latseen
Leadership Academy. The training is
designed to provide engaging culturallybased education and activities for youth in
support of their future academic and personal
success with a focus on rigor, relevance, and
relationships.
The goal of the program is to teach students
the art of leadership through the development
of self-knowledge, and physical and
spiritual strength. In a supportive learning
environment, students participate in cultural,
artistic, athletic, and academic activities.
In 2014, SHI sponsored academies on Prince
of Wales Island and in Angoon. We received
feedback from participants including this
WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A BEAR IN
ANGOON, THE “FORTRESS OF THE BEAR”.
comment from a parent:
“My family and I would like to thank you for doing Latseen in Angoon! My
daughters are loving it! Every night they come home telling me what they’ve
been doing all day! Hope to see you back doing more with the kids.”
In 2014, the Latseen Leadership Academy program served almost 60 people.
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LATSEEN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, 2014. ANGOON CAMP. STUDENT
LEARNING HOW TO HARVEST DEVIL’S CLUB, A SACRED PLANT.
OPPOSITE: TOP, CLOCKWISE: ANGOON ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS.
STUDENT WITH WEAVING. STUDENT LEARNING HOW TO CARVE.
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TLINGIT LANGUAGE MENTOR-APPRENTICE TEAMS, 2014. TOP: ISHMAEL HOPE,
JOSHUA JACKSON, AND PAUL MARKS OF JUNEAU. BOTTOM, FROM LEFT: JACLYN
MILTON AND LENA FARKAS OF YAKUTAT; JAMIE BRADLEY AND ETHEL MAKINEN OF
SITKA; AND SELINA EVERSON, HANS CHESTER, AND JESSICA CHESTER OF JUNEAU.
NOT PICTURED: DAVID KATZEEK OF JUNEAU AND ANNE JOHNSON AND DUANE
LINDOFF OF SITKA.
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Language Revitalization
The institute sponsors programs
to document and preserve Native
languages and to revitalize them.
In recent years, SHI launched an
intensive program that pairs fluent
Tlingit speakers with advanced
language students in an effort
to revitalize the language. Most
LATSEEN HOOP CAMP IN JUNEAU, 2014.
fluent speakers are elderly and
most young people do not speak
Tlingit. Through the Mentor-Apprentice Program, SHI in 2014 paired six teams
of teachers and students in Juneau, Sitka, and Yakutat for ongoing, one-onone language sessions. SHI also is sponsoring annual immersion camps with
its partners in those communities. The goal is to increase the number of fluent
Tlingit speakers under the age of sixty in the next couple of years.
Through the program, the teams will develop a handbook for use by mentorapprentice language teams in the future. In 2014, 64 people were impacted by
the Mentor-Apprentice Program.
In 2014, SHI also sponsored its annual Latseen Hoop Camp, which was funded
in part by sales tax revenue from the City and Borough of Juneau. Sealaska
Heritage developed the model for this program, which teaches Native
languages through basketball. Students learn basketball techniques and the
Native words for basketball phrases in these fun language habitats. Eighteen
students participated in SHI’s 2014 camp.
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ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE CHILDREN’S BOOK “KILLERWHALE EYES,” WHICH WAS
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SONDRA SIMONE SEGUNDO AND RELEASED BY
SEALASKA HERITAGE IN 2014.
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Publications
The institute produces books on Native
languages, culture, and history. In 2014, SHI
published a children’s book, Killerwhale Eyes,
in an effort to increase the volume of materials
available to teach Southeast Alaska Native
culture to young people.
Killer Whale Eyes was written and illustrated
by Sondra Simone Segundo of the Raven Clan,
Double Fin Killer Whale Crest, Brown Bear
House. Segundo, whose maternal grandparents
are Haida from Southeast Alaska, created the
tale, which was inspired by Native beliefs and
Haida stories that were passed down over the
years. She dedicated Killer Whale Eyes to her
SONDRA SIMONE SEGUNDO SIGNING
“KILLERWHALE EYES” IN 2014.
uncle, Miijuu (the late Claude Morrison, a wellknown fluent Haida speaker), and her aunt, Viola Burgess, both of whom helped
translate some words to Haida.
Scholarships
Sealaska Heritage also administers a major scholarship program funded mostly
by Sealaska. Awards are made annually and given to college and voc-tech
students based on academic merit and class standing.
In 2014, 367 people received more than $468,000 in Sealaska scholarships.
One applicant, Tasha Hotch, received a $5,000 Judson L. Brown Leadership
Award, an endowment founded by former Sealaska President and CEO Chris
McNeil and his wife Mary.
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SHI’S COO LEE KADINGER AND PRESIDENT ROSITA WORL EXAMINE A
SACRED PANEL THAT WAS SECRETLY PURCHASED AT AUCTION AND
DONATED TO SEALASKA HERITAGE BY THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION.
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collections and research
Sealaska Heritage Institute houses rare
books, historical photographs, audiovisual
recordings, manuscript materials, and
ethnographic objects that document the
history, culture, heritage, art, and language
of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people.
SHI makes these materials available to the
public for research and hosts a visiting
scholars program and lectures to promote
scholarship. In 2014, these programs served
more than 1,450 people.
IF OWNERSHIP CAN BE DETERMINED, THE
PANEL WILL BE RETURNED TO ITS CLAN.
Collections
In 2014, Sealaska Heritage learned an
auction house in Paris was poised to sell a sacred Northwest Coast object.
Since it was in a private collection and overseas, federal laws governing
repatriation did not apply. SHI wrote letters to the U.S. Assistant Secretary
for Indian Affairs asking the department to intervene and to the head of the
auction house asking for a delay in the sale. Ultimately, the U.S. could not
legally stop the sale, and the auction house went ahead with the event despite
pleas from tribal groups.
Later, staff was stunned to learn the Annenberg Foundation had secretly
purchased the panel with the intention of sending it home. It arrived at SHI’s
offices in 2014 where it will be kept unless clan ownership can be determined.
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CURATOR KELSEY LUTZ, ON LOAN FROM THE SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK, AND NADINE HAFNER, SHI’S ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST, MOVING COLLECTIONS TO THE NEW BUILDING.
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Staff spent the latter part of the year preparing
to move collections to the new Walter Soboleff
Building.
Sealaska Heritage partnered with the Department
of the Interior, which provided a curator with the
Sitka National Historical Park to help professional
staff at the institute move ethnographic, art and
archaeological objects. The curator worked with the
institute’s archivist to ensure there were controls
for tracking collections during the move and that
the new storage locations were documented in SHI’s
electronic catalog database, among other things.
MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL JON
LORING MAKING MOUNTS.
Staff also planned for the permanent exhibit, which will introduce the four
core cultural values of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples and how they
continue to shape the lives of these three cultural groups.
In addition, staff planned for the first temporary exhibit, which will feature
highly valued clan possessions that are integral to traditional ceremonies. The
exhibit will present sacred objects belonging to several clans and elucidate
their central significance to the ceremonial life and identity of clans.
The institute in 2014 also received assistance from the National Endowment for
the Humanities, which gave SHI a grant to hire a museum professional to make
mounts for objects for exhibits.
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LECTURE SERIES, 2014. TOP, CLOCKWISE: LECTURERS JIM BAICHTAL, VICTORIA
WYLLIE DE ECHEVERRIA, AND SHI’S DR. CHUCK SMYTHE AND LECTURERS JUDY
RAMOS AND DR. ARON CROWELL.
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Research
Sealaska Heritage cares for ethnographic
collections and the William L. Paul, Sr.,
Archive, which includes the largest collection
of Tlingit recordings in the world. SHI fosters
scholarship of Tlingit, Haida and Tsmishian
cultures by encouraging use of its collections
and through its Visiting Scholars Program.
SHI also sponsors an annual lecture series.
In 2014, SHI sponsored three lectures
through its annual series: Dr. Stephen
DR. STEPHEN LANGDON TRACES THE FATE OF
A STOLEN TOTEM POLE STOLEN BY AN ACTOR.
Langdon of the University of Alaska
Anchorage traced the journey of an old
totem pole stolen in 1931 by the actor John Barrymore; Dr. Aron Crowell and
Judy Ramos talked about the rich resources around Yakutat Bay; and Forest
Geologist Jim Baichtal talked about the model scientists are using to discover
ancient cultural sites in Southeast Alaska.
The institute also sponsored two lectures by visiting scholars: Dr. Madonna
Moss discussed her research of herring bones at sixteen archaeological sites;
and Victoria Wyllie de Echeverria, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oxford,
focused on how climate change is affecting cultural and biological diversity in
the coastal environment of northwestern North America.
In addition, SHI is sponsoring research projects on herring restoration and sea
otters and supporting a project by Dr. Keri Eggleston to document and compile
Tlingit verbs.
In 2014, the lecture program served 750 people, including an average of 40
attendees at each lecture and later plays of online videos.
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IN 2014, NORTHRIM BANK MADE A MAJOR DONATION OF $25,000 TO HELP FUND
THE WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING. FRONT ROW: ROSITA WORL, MARLENE JOHNSON,
MARC LANGLAND, MARK COPELAND, LEE KADINGER; SECOND ROW, CHRIS
SWALLING, LINDA THOMAS, RICHARD LOWELL, JOE BEEDLE, ANTHONY DRABEK;
BACK ROW: DAVID MCCAMBRIDGE, RON DAVIS, LARRY CASH AND KARL HANNEMAN.
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donors
Sealaska Heritage Institute is a nonprofit organization and relies on public
funds and private donations to provide programs for the Tlingit, Haida,
and Tsimshian, scholars, and the general public. The institute is a 501(c)
(3) organization and all contributions are tax deductible. SHI gratefully
acknowledges our 2014 donors:
$100,000 and up
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Humanities
Administration for Native
Americans
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Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
•
Anonymous
•
Rasmuson Foundation
•
ArtPlace America
•
Sealaska
•
City and Borough of Juneau
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State of Alaska
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M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
•
U.S. Department of Education
•
National Endowment for the
•
U.S. Department of the Interior
$10,000–$99,999
•
Barney Gottstein
•
Lee and Louise Kadinger
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Bering Straits Native Corporation
•
Lynden Transportation
•
Celeste Worl and Carla Kleefeld
•
National Park Service
•
David A. Boxley & Zach Boxley
•
National Science Foundation
•
Farm Credit
•
Nicholas Galanin
•
Fred Bemis
•
Northrim Bank
•
Juneau Community Foundation
•
Preston Singletary
•
Kathy Ruddy, in memory of Cyril
•
Robert Davidson
George
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Shorty Tonsgard, in memory of
•
Anna May Tonsgard Anderson
KeyBank Foundation
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$5,000–$9,999
•
Adele Hamey Donation
•
Robert and Rita Moore
•
David R. Boxley
•
Simpson, Tillinghas, Sorenson &
•
Dawn Dinwoodie and Rod Worl
•
Duane Bosch
•
Steven Brown
•
Juneau Arts and Humanities
•
T.J. Young
Council
•
Tanis Maria Seiltin
Sheehan, P.C.
$1,000–$4,999
•
Alaska Conservation Foundation
•
Dick Behrends
•
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
•
Edward Thomas
•
Alison Bremner, in memory of
•
Ernest and Barbara Riutta
John Bremner, Sr., and Esther
•
Evelyn Vanderhoop
Davis
•
Floyd Guthrie and Marianne
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Anthony and Amanda Mallott
•
Archie Cavanaugh
•
George Gardner
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ASRC Construction
•
George Reifenstein
•
Boyer Towing, Inc.
•
Gil Gunderson, in memory of
•
Byron and Toni Mallott, in memory
Walter Soboleff and Clarence
of Clarence Jackson and Fred
Jackson
Rolland
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Hopkins
Global Transportation Systems
•
Carolyn M. Kleefeld
•
Charles Clement
•
Charles Smythe
•
Chloe French
•
Holly Churchill-Burns
•
Clarissa Rizal
•
In memory of Kenneth Kovaleski
•
Corey Stein
•
Institute of Museum and Library
•
Da-ka-heen Mehner
•
Delores Churchill
Group
•
Hiline Engineering & Fabrication,
Inc.
Services
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James Johnson
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Joe Young
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Murray & Associates, P.C.
•
Kent Dawson
•
Nancy Decherney
•
Kito, Inc.
•
Patrick Anderson
•
KPMG, LLP
•
Rico Worl
•
Larry Gaffney
•
Ronnie Fairbanks
•
Larry McNeil
•
Rosita Worl
•
Managed Business Solutions
•
Scott Jensen
•
Margaret and John Pugh
•
Shannon, Brad and Sheila
•
Marshall and Lois Lind
Fluetsch, in memory of Lucile
•
Michael Dangeli
“Tut’sax” Louise Bradley Fluetsch
•
MRV Architects, PC
•
Shgen George
•
Sonya Kelliher-Combs
•
Alice Bugni, in memory of Charles
Up to $999
•
Aaron Moore
•
Abraham Alexie, Jr.
•
Adeia Brown
•
Alice Johnnie
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Afognak Native Corporation
•
Alice Morris, in memory of Edwin
•
Agnes Borden, in memory of
E. Hall
and Ruth Kasko
Andrew MaKaily
•
Alicia Petershoare
•
Alan Mintz
•
Alicia Williams
•
Alaska Electric Light & Power, Co.
•
Alison Browne
•
Alaska Financial Company
•
Allie High
•
Albert and Sally Kookesh
•
Allison Hartman, in memory of
•
Albert Frank, III, in memory of
Clara Marie Gauthier
Albert C. Frank Jr.
•
Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing Lawyers
•
Aldona Jonaitis
•
Amber Starbard, in memory of
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Alexander Seward
•
Alf Skaflestad
Amy Marvin
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Amelia Gage
•
Amy Gulick
•
Barbara Thurston
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ANB Glacier Valley Camp 70
•
Barbara Towarak, in memory of
•
Andrea Caswell, in memory of
Joel Towarak
•
Heather Joy Silverthorn
Beatrice Jackson, in memory of
•
Andrew Peters
•
Andrew Seward
•
Beckie Etukeok
•
Angela Moran, in memory of
•
Benjamin Mallott
William Vincent Moran
•
Benjamin Schultz, in memory of
Myrtle B. Keys
•
Ann Fienup-Riordan
•
Anne Johnson, in memory of Dana
Wilma Schultz
•
Kitka
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Anonymous
•
ANS Glacier Valley Camp 70
•
Anthony Johnson
•
Antoinette Kahklen-Hoffman
•
April Riley, in memory of Sandra
Oscar and Betty Frank
•
Archie and Melinda Cavanaugh
•
Arlene Flores, in memory of
Bertina Petersen, in memory of
Sally B. Edwards
•
Bertrand Bennett, Sr., in memory
of Joe Bennett, Jr.
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Riley
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Berniece Trego, in memory of
Bertrand May, in memory of
Blanche Wagner
•
Beth Ketah, in memory of Ralph
Howard Ketah Sr.
•
Francis A. Flores
Betty Skartvedt, in memory of
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Asia Keene
•
Audrey Fields, in memory of Marie
•
Bill Thomas
Weckhorst
•
Blaine Tech Services, Inc.
Aurora Lehr, in memory of Floyd
•
Bonita Crane
M. Kookesh
•
Bonnie Freeman, in memory of
•
Robert E. Donovan
•
Barbara Blake
•
Barbara King, in memory of
•
Boo Torres
Ronald and Edith Bean
•
Bradford Hamblet
Barbara Searls
•
Bradley Fluetsch, in memory of
•
Georgiana Brooks
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Lucille L. Fluetsch
•
Cassandra Bulard
•
Bret Christensen
•
Catherine Bremner, in memory of
•
Brian Beard
•
Brian Hughes, Jr.
•
Catherine Edwards
•
Brian James
•
Cathleen Nevers, in memory of
•
Bruce Jones
•
Bruce Kelley
•
Catrina and Duff Mitchell
•
Byron Mallott, in memory of Nellie
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Ceasar Fernandez, in memory of
Nathan Bremner
Phoebe Weir
Barbridge Brown
Pauline Fernandez
•
Callen Richert
•
Cameron Gray
•
Candace Turi, in memory of Ernest
•
Charles Peele
Heitz
•
Charles Spall
•
Carina Daniel
•
Charlie Burns-Bahruth
•
Carl Anderson, in memory of
•
Charlotte McConnell
August Anderson
•
Charlotte Moline, in memory of
•
•
Margaret Burgess Bird
Carl Knapp, in memory of
Charlie McNeill
•
Grandma Nellie Knapp
•
Charlene Burns, in memory of
Carlene Newman, in memory of
Chase Powers, in memory of Stella
Mae Stout
Esther Weimer
•
Chenara and Kyle Johnson
•
Carmaleeda Estrada
•
Chentell Miyasato
•
Carol Borchers, in memory of
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Cheryle Enloe, in memory of Ida
Marguerite Hale
Walton Enloe
•
Carol Dudnick
•
Chloe French
•
Carol Wallace
•
Chris Pata
•
Carol Watts
•
Christa Crockett
•
Caroline Bashon, in memory of
•
Christina Eriksen
Mary Anne Merrill
•
Christina Kennedy
Carrera Leigh Hobson
•
Christina Mullenax
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Christina Tassell
•
Christine and Charles Horan
•
Christopher Sargent, in memory of
•
E. Schomer
•
Crystal Turner, in memory of
Barbara L. Fields
Elsie “Sue” Sargent
•
Crystal Worl
Cindy Ballard, in memory of Carol
•
Curtis McQueen, in memory of
Petticrew
Carol Paddock Jorgenson
•
Cindy Thomas
•
Cynthia Kito
•
Clara Benson, in memory of Irene
•
D. Leask
Sandbeck
•
Dale Jones, in memory of Clarence
•
Clara Garcia, in memory of Regina
R. Jones
•
Frank
Daniel Klanott, Jr., in memory of
•
Clarence Duke IV
•
Claude Cowart, Jr.
•
Daniel Silva
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Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
•
Daniel Williams
•
Colyn Lyons, in memory of Amy
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Darice Ridgeway, in memory of
Robert Glenn Klanott
Hallingstad
•
Connie Lambert
•
Conrad Brown
•
Conrad Brown, in memory of
Walter Babe Williams
•
Nellie Peratrovich West
•
Emma Mallott Brown
•
Consuelo and William Parham
•
Corinne Parker
•
Corinne Soltis
•
Corrine Garza, in memory of
Darlene Humphries, in memory of
David Barden, in memory of
MaryAnn Barden
•
David Carlsen, in memory of Harry
Carlsen
•
David Dierdorff and Madeline
Lefebuire
Myrina Garza
•
David Frank
•
Courtney Fleek
•
David Grant
•
Craig Moore
•
David Howard
•
Craig Weisner
•
David Oehler, Jr.
•
Crystal Stoner, in memory of Terri
•
David Petruska
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•
David Stallings
•
Dino Rossi, in memory of Eve Rossi
•
David Weathers, III, in memory of
•
Dixie Hutchinson
Frank and Annie James
•
Dolly Evenson, in memory of
•
Davina Cole
•
Dawn Norton, in memory of
Patricia Ann Edwards
•
Dorothy Egan
•
Don Anderson, in memory of Joe
Johnson
•
Dawn Wood, in memory of Asa
Matthew Samato
Donald Bremner, in memory of
Vivian Lewis
•
Dawn Young
•
Donald Kasbohm
•
Deborah Cleland, in memory of
•
Donna Drake
Emma K. Williams
•
Donna Martinsen
•
Deborah Erickson
•
Dora Jacobson
•
Deborah Head, in memory of Greg
•
Dorothy Willard, in memory of
R. Johns, Sr.
•
Deborah Martin
•
Deborah McLavey
•
Deborah Stewart, in memory of
Janet H. Harrington (Willard)
•
Bernadine Karpstein
•
William Martin
•
•
Marty Kasko
Debra Bolanos
•
Denise Hardesty
•
Denise Morris, in memory of Ruth
•
•
Dustin Johnson, in memory of Ned
and Karen Johnson
•
Edna Paddock, in memory of
Raymond Paddock, Sr.
•
M. and Edwin Kasko
•
Douglas Yates, Jr., in memory of
Doug Yates, Sr.
Deborah White, in memory of
•
Douglas Karpstein, in memory of
Edward Hamblet, in memory of
Joseph E. Hamblet
Desmona Stevick, in memory of
•
Edward K Thomas
Teresa Husman
•
Edward Melhart
Diana Martin-Stendahl, in memory
•
Edwina White and her daughters,
of Philip Martin
in memory of Lillian and Harvey
Dianna Novela
Marvin
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•
•
Einar Haaseth, in memory of
•
Francisco Gloria
Michael B. Haaseth
•
Franklin Churchill, Jr., in memory
Elaine Frank, in memory of Barry
of Edward Patrick and Ethel
Louis Frank
Churchill
•
Elizabeth Carle
•
Franklin Milton
•
Elizabeth Cheney, in memory of
•
Fred Meyer
Tommy and Mona Jackson, Sr.
•
Freddie Quick
•
Elizabeth Medicine Crow
•
Fredrick Hamilton, Sr., in memory
•
Ellen Greig
•
Ellen Tyrell
•
Elsie Brown, in memory of Austin
of George Hamilton Sr.
•
Fredrick Williams, in memory of
Mr.and Mrs Fred Williams
H. Brown
•
Gabrielle Vance
Erika Kvande, in memory of Henry
•
Gail Dabaluz
Esten Kvande
•
Garison Charles
•
ERISA Compliance
•
Gary Eddy
•
Erwin Anselm
•
Gene Craig, Jr.
•
Esteban Demmert
•
Genevieve Schmidt, in memory of
•
Estella Clark, in memory of
•
•
•
Charlotte Underwood
Carolyn Sue Clark
•
George Bennett
Esther Reinecke, in memory of
•
George Esquiro, Sr.
Nathan Bremner
•
George Mills, Jr., in memory of
Estra Weaver, in memory of Esther
Katherine Mills and Emma Brown
•
Delores Johnson Cornell
•
Eva Balga
•
Faulkner Banfield, PC
•
Florence Moore, in memory of
Alaina Jane Valle
•
George Walters, in memory of
Elizabeth Kitka Walters
•
John E. Olofson
•
George Valle, III, in memory of
Francis Maag, in memory of
Gerald Slover, Jr., in memory of
Ethel Slover
•
Charlie P. Joseph, Sr.
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Ginny Eckert
•
•
Glenn Frederiksen, in memory of
Nancee Watling
Heidi Petersen Leach, in memory
of Ruth Petersen
•
Gordon Greenwald
•
Grace Lumba
•
Graehl Brooks
•
Helen Rodriguez
•
Grania Davis and Ethan Davidson,
•
Henrietta Hoyt
in memory of Dr. Stephen Davis
•
Henry Beasley, Jr., in memory of
•
Heleena Collins, in memory of
Stella Ellen Peterson
•
Grant Kinney
•
Gwendolyn Hall, in memory of
•
Herbert Morrison
Jack Oscar Phipps
•
Herman Davis, in memory of Vida
•
H. Bruce Johnson
•
Hannahlynn Kadinger
•
Harlan Johnson, in memory of
Emma Ann Farquhar
Davis
•
Herman Davis, Jr., in memory of
Vida Susan Davis
Esther Littlefield
•
Highliner Consulting
•
Harmony Hoss
•
Hilary Martin
•
Harriet Knudson, children,
•
Hope Farmer, in memory of Tina
grandchildren and great
•
•
Marie Newman
grandchildren, in memory of Ralph
•
Howard Fleming
Knudson, Sr.
•
Ian Dutton
Harry Samato, in memory of Asa
•
In Memory of Louis Thadei, Jr.
Matthew Samato
•
Inga Hanlon, in memory of Eli
Hazel Dalton Frisch, in memory of
Hanlon and Jennie Hanlon
•
Mark Farwell Hazxel Frisch
•
Heather Clark
•
Heather Evoy
•
Heather Wheat
•
Heidi and Peter Jewell and kids,
Ira Stevenson, Jr., in memory of
Rosie Stevenson
•
Irene Scriver, in memory of Don
Petroleum Barrett II
•
in memory of Jake and Lily White
Irma Hutchinson, in memory of
Dawn Hutchinson
•
and Mamie Williams
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Isaac Lee Hobson
•
•
Isabel Chulik, in memory of Paul S.
Chulik, Sr.
•
Jack Baldwin
•
Jack Lyons
•
Jack See, in memory of Donna
memory of Corrine Heaton
•
•
•
Janice Shafer, in memory of
Augusta Weisner
Jackie Gray, in memory of James
•
Janice Sheufelt
“Jipbo” White
•
Jason Brune
Jackie Gray, in memory of Lilly
•
Jason Kito, in memory of Carol
and Jacob White, Sr.
•
Janice Isaacs, in memory of Adelia
Mae Simpson and Vesta M. Holter
Sams (See)
•
Janice Heaton-Sheufelt, in
and Luella Hallingstad
Jackie Kodwat, Sr., in memory of
•
Jean Adams
Byron Dean Kodwat
•
Jeane Breinig, in memory of Julie
•
Jackie Kookesh
•
Jacob Soboleff
•
Jacqueline Johnson, in memory of
Coburn
•
Jeanetta Weedman, in memory of
Duane C. Weedman
Alice Vavalis
•
Jeanette Akin
•
Jade Araujo
•
Jeanne Berretta, in memory
•
Jaeleen Araujo
of Perry C Smith, Margaret
•
James Bremner
Thompson
•
James Duncan
•
James Gartland
•
James Matthews, Jr., in memory of
•
Anna Klaney Smith
•
Charlene Matthews
•
Jeanne Maughan, in memory of
Jeannette B Newland, in memory
of Nana Paul Estus
James Refuerzo III, in memory of
•
Jeffrey Moran
Ralph Knudson, Sr.
•
Jennifer Leatham
•
James Shewbert
•
Jerrod Galanin
•
James Simmons
•
Jesse Kiehl, Karen Allen and
•
James Walton, in memory of Jim
family
•
Walton
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Jesse Syfert, in memory of James
Lawrence Syfert
Shane Lewis Weaver
•
Jessica Gray
•
Jordan Phillips
•
Jill Meserve
•
Jordana Hazam-Gamble
•
Jim Calvin
•
Jose Herrera
•
Joann George
•
Joseph Drellishak, in memory of
•
Jocelyn Ramirez
•
Joe Jacobsen
•
Joseph Emery
•
Johan Dybdahl
•
Joseph London, in memory of
•
Johanna Mitchell
•
Johanna Mitchell, in memory of
Wilbert Patrick Almeida
Clarence Jackson
•
Eleanor John
Joseph Orazio, in memory of
Marguerite E. Feri Hale
•
John Moller
•
John and Margaret Pugh
•
John Bird, in memory of Sam Bird
•
John Brainard
•
John Dexter
•
Joyce Thomas
•
John Gubatayao, in memory of
•
Joyce Troyer, in memory of Ty
•
Martha Kasko Krontz
•
John Novela
•
John Phipps
•
John Sanderson, in memory of
Joyce Freiberg, in memory of Dee
Rinehart Driscoll
Ruby Gubatayao
•
Joshua Krontz, in memory of
Troyer
•
Judith Andrist, in memory of
Jessie Leask Hunter
•
Judith Brady, in memory of
Romary Sanderson
Isabella Brady, William Brady,
•
John Willis, Jr.
Jennifer Brady
•
Joleen Williams, Siyaka, and Dean
•
Abraham
•
Judith Mason, in memory of Alice
Vavalis
•
Jon Brommels, in memory of Anne
Brommels
Judith Ramos, in memory of Olaf
Abraham
•
Jon Duncan
•
Judy Brown
•
Jonathan Weaver, in memory of
•
Julian Quinto
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•
Julie Phipps
•
June May
•
Kandi McGilton
•
Kevin Starnes
•
Karen Dillon
•
Kimberly Macloud
•
Karen Giroux, in memory of Nick
•
Kimen Metzger
Belkoff
•
Kimi Boal
•
Kari Metz-Jabalde
•
Kookesh Leinedi of Angoon
•
Karin Skone
•
Kristin Holzinger, in memory of Bill
•
Karlene John, Kathy John and
•
Kevin Ramey, in memory of Alice
Ridley
and Dorothy Jackson
•
Merle Johnson, in memory of
Peter John Sr. and Jr., Esther
Kristine Rice, in memory of Louise
Demmert Johanson
Wheaton, and George and Selena
•
Kurtis Stuckey
Johnson
•
Kyle Wark, in memory of Doris
•
Katherine Capozzi
•
Kathleen McClurken
•
Kathleen Miller, in memory of
Jean St. Clair
•
Lance Peterson, in memory of
Alfreda Peterson
•
Anita Lafferty
Lance Twitchell, in memory of Si
•
Kathleen Warden
•
Kathryn Kolkhorst
•
Larry Davis
•
Kathy Boden
•
Laura Bramble
•
Kathy Dye and Brad Fluetsch
•
Laura Watson, in memory
•
Katie Pittman
of Arlene Buoy and Joanna
•
Keely Linn, in memory of Terrance
Mickerson
and Dorothy Dennis
•
Courtney Sr. and Jr.
•
Kellie Goodwin
•
Kelly Greene
•
Kenneth Levine, in memory of
Lawrence Christomos, Sr.
•
Laurie Miller, in memory of
Dorothy and Gene Hrvatin
•
Alice Levine
•
Laurie Christomos, in memory of
Kenneth Southerland
Laurie Roberts, in memory of
LaVerne M. Poelvoorde
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•
•
Laverne Bryant, in memory of Paul
Wilson, Jr.
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Patterson
•
Lavina Guy, in memory of Nathan
Harry Bremner
•
Linda Nunez, in memory of Agnes
Linda Qualls, in memory of Rachel
Walton-Kasakan
Lavina Jennings, in memory of
•
Linda Wynne
Charles and Beulah Metz
•
Lisa Bauschelt
•
Lawrence Jorgensen
•
Lisa Phu
•
Lawrence McNeil, in memory of
•
Lloyd Goodrich, in memory of
L.J. McNeil
•
•
Thelma Goodrich
Le Bryner, in memory of Morgan
•
Lois Chichnoff Thadei
Joseph
•
Lois Thadei
Leda Olsen, in memory of Emma
•
Lola Foss
Olsen
•
Lonnie Demmert, Jr., in memory of
•
Lee Spears
•
Leialani Jensen
•
Lorene Taylor
•
Leigh Towarak, in memory of Joel
•
Loretta Ness, in memory of Charlie
L. Embert Demmert, Sr.
Towarak
•
Leonora Florendo
•
Leroy Demmert, in memory of
and Annie Joseph
•
Lori Anderson, in memory of
Eleanor Hazel McCullough-Bethea
Mandy Ellen Demmert
•
Lori Stedman
•
Leroy Marvin
•
Lorie Pruett, in memory of Leroy
•
Lewis Zastrow
•
Lillian Worl, in memory of Lillian
Ferreira
•
Marvin
•
Lilliana Willard
•
Linda Barenie
•
Linda Belarde
•
Linda Minarcin, in memory of Val
Lorraine Doucette, in memory of
Annabell Hanlon Anderson
•
Lorrie Thomas-Dossett, in memory
of Lonnie Thomas
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Lou Hillman, in memory of G.W. Bill
Hillman
•
and Bertha Garthey
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Louise Clark, in memory of Louse
Davis and Blanche Wagner
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Wilson, Jr.
•
Louise Kadinger, in memory of
Jake White
Marisa Viloria, in memory of
James M. Guerrero Viloria
•
Lucinda Leask
•
Mark Beckner
•
Lyle Hughes, in memory of Edward
•
Mark Davis, in memory of Vida
L. Hughes
•
•
•
•
Susan Davis
Lynette Moreno Hinz, in memory
•
Mark Poplis
of Johnny Josefsen, Jr.
•
Marlene Cesar
Madeline Brainard, in memory of
•
Marlene Johnson
Alma Villarma
•
Marsha Hotch
Marcus Martin, in memory of
•
Martin and Ann Stepetin, Sr.
Marcia Martin
•
Martin Environmental
Margaret Bell, in memory of
•
Martin Harris, in memory of Aney
Rebecca Nelson
•
Margaret Bueing
•
Margaret Kaleak, in memory of
Goona
•
Martin Perez, Jr., in memory of
Agnes Perez
Clara Sheafer and Helen Kaleak
•
Mary Edenso
•
Margaret Laneri
•
Mary Hammer
•
Maria Cabrera, in memory of
•
Mary Katasse, in memory of Wilbur
Adaline Garcia
“Jumbo” James, Sr.
•
Mariah Kadinger
•
Mary Miller
•
Marie Matthews, in memory of
•
Mary Olsen, in memory of Marie
Charlene Matthews
•
Bottoms and Ponciano Ballard
Marilyn Arrington, in memory of
•
Mary Paulson
Louise Grace Arrington
•
Mary Ratliff, in memory of Lorene
•
Marilyn Barker
•
Marilyn Evenson, in memory of
Hess
•
Julia Hall
•
Mary Vreeland, in memory of Ruth
Naomi Vreeland
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Marilyn Wilson, in memory of Paul
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Maryanne Boland
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Matthew Evans Lee Hobson
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Michael Golliver
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Matthew Williams, in memory of
•
Michael Hoyt, in memory of
Cynthia Julia Williams
Patrick John Hoyt
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Mavis Shaw
•
Michael Miller
•
Max Valle
•
Michael Tillman
•
Maxine Richert, in memory of
•
Michelle Kohinka, in memory of
Thomas Paddock, Sr.
•
Jacqueline Guzialet
Maxine Thompson, in memory of
•
Milton DeAsis
Matthew Fred, Sr.
•
Milton DeAsis, Jr.
•
Maya Araujo
•
Mindi Miller, in memory of Michael
•
Melanie Greer, in memory of Ella
•
•
Kitka
June Frankson
•
Miranda Worl
Melanie Long, in memory of Floyd
•
Misty Angell, in memory of
Kookesh
Chrystal Codori-Rosander of the
Melanie McDaniel , in memory of
Gunyah family
•
Elizabeth Kitka Walters
•
Melanie Reeder, in memory of
Misty Hoyt, in memory of Helen
Leask
Juanita M. Barros
•
Misty Thomas
•
Melanie Turley
•
Mitchell Brooks
•
Melissa Griffiths
•
Monica Harmon
•
Melvin Kimball, in memory of
•
Morgan Howard, in memory of
Aimee Edenshaw
•
Susie Abraham
•
Mercedes Luna, in memory of Hon.
Judge Douglas Luna
•
Mr. and Mrs. William James and
family
Meribeth Traynor, in memory of
•
Nancy Barnes
Elizabeth Kitka Walters
•
Nancy Bremeau
•
Merle Andersen
•
Nathan Soboleff
•
Michael Cropley, in memory of
•
Nathan Starbard
Mabel E. Moy
•
Nicole Hallingstad, in memory of
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Amy Hallingstad
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Peter Eckland
Noora Parish, in memory of Ed
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Peter Hocson, in memory of Edna
Parish
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Norman Paul, Jr., in memory of 77
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Pamela Watson, in memory of
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Okegawa Fennel
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Peter Schaeffer, in memory of
Pete Schaeffer
Oscar Olfson
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Peter Williams
Patricia Alexander, in memory of
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Philip Taylor
Lester and Harriet Roberts
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Priscilla Steele, in memory of
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Patricia Everson
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Patricia Johnson, in memory of
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Rachael Demarce
Mildred Mulaine
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Rachel Williams
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Patricia Mackey
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Ralph Mackie
•
Patricia Richey, in memory of Alice
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Randolph Barlow
Hillman
•
Randy Rose, in memory of Wayne
•
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Robert R. Martin, Sr.
Patricia Rodrigues, in memory of
Rose
Isabella Brady
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Randy Wanamaker
Patrick Hamilton, in memory of
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Ray Sanderson
Gilbert and Martha Hamilton
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Reanna Kookesh Booth, in
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Patrick Isaacs
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Patrick Kadas, in memory of Alice
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Reginald Marvin
M. Kiley
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Renaldo Bigornia
Paul Dybdahl, Jr., in memory of
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Renee Foster, in memory of
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memory of Floyd Kookesh
Bernice Rowan - Liv Gray
Dorothy St. Onge
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Paul Jovick
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Paul Smith
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Penny Gage, in memory of Amelia
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Rhonda Farrar
OKegawa Kito
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Rhonda Shumway-Luna, in
•
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Reynaldo Mandapat, in memory of
Leonardo Harpo Lindsay
Peter Andrews, in memory of
memory of Hazel Brown Shumway
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AnnaMary Katherine Andrews
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Ricardo Pintado, Jr.
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Ricardo Worl
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Richard Austin, Jr.
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Richard Caulfield
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Richard Katlian
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Richard Kilmer
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Richard Lauth
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Robin Gallagher
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Richard Lawson, in memory of
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Robin Waldron, in memory of
Patrick J. Paul, Jr.
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Walter C. Myers
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Richard Lundy, Jr.
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Richard Potolicchio, in memory of
Robin Gage, in memory of Carol
Shold and Amelia Kito
Carla Ann Hunt
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Roberta Wilcox, in memory of
Ramona Anderstrom-Johnson
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Rocky Wacker, in memory of Philip
John Wacker
John Osborn
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Ronelle Brown
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Richard Rose
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Rosaline Smith, in memory of
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Richard Tagaban
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Richard Wilkin, III
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Rose Scott
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Rick Krontz, in memory of Martha
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Rose Willard
Kasko Krontz
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Ross Sheakley
Rob Hoyt, in memory of Patrick
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Roxanne Peele, in memory of
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Frederick Gene Ordonia
John Hoyt
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Robert Hoffmann
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Robert Kerstetter
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Robert Martin, Jr., in memory of
Lydia Jackson
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Ruby Hughes, in memory of Irving
and Minnie Dundas
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Bob and Stella Martin
Ruby J. Soboleff and Vicki L.
Soboleff
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Robert Murphy
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Robert Sanderson
Shorty Lee Hobson and Anna
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Robert Walters, in memory of
Nook
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Russell Hobson, in memory of
Elizabeth Kitka Walters
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Russell Lee Hobson
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Robert Wild
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Ruth Maslowski, in memory of
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Roberta Bennett
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Roberta Gulledge, in memory of
Archie W. Demmert, Sr.
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Ruth Tittensor
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Jackson, Walter A. Soboleff
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Sally Schlichting
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Sally Smith
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Samuel Pleasants, in memory of
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Lucille Fluetsch
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Samuel Sheakley
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Sandra Milligan, in memory of
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Sheryl Haase, in memory of
Lawrence Christomos
•
Albert Brookman
•
Shelly Williams, in memory of
Colby and Audrey Williams
Pauline Pleasants
•
Sheila Fluetsch, in memory of
Shirley Holifield, in memory of
Marian Moses
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Sandra Samaniego, in memory of
Shirley Robles, in memory of
Mabel Jackson
Feliciano (Chano) Robles—my
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Sandy Parnell
husband
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Santiago Tordillos
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Sarah Dybdahl
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Sarah Rue
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Scott Angus
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Sergei Kan, in memory John
•
•
Sidney Edenshaw, in memory of
Lydia Jackson
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Sigurd Edwards, in memory of
Sally B Edwards
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Silas Dennis, Jr., in memory of
Littlefield and Thomas Young, Jr.
Silas R. Dennis Sr. and Dorothy
Shana Sellers, in memory of
Dennis
Herbert Lee Hanson, Sr.
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Sioux Douglas
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Shania Murphy
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Stanley Wilson, in memory of Paul
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Shannon Fluetsch, in memory of
Wilson, Jr.
Lucille L. Fluetsch
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Stanton Moll
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Sharity Sommer
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Stephanie Frank
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Sharon Adkisson
•
Stephen Langdon
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Sharon Lee, in memory of Dan
•
Stephen Smeltzer, in memory of
Moreno, Jr. (Kaataan) and Nancy
Ernest Smeltzer
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Moreno (Kaheets Tlaa)
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Shea Jackson, in memory of
Steven Delizo, in memory of Harry
A. Delizo
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Samuel Jackson, Jr.
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Steven Morta
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Steven Quinn
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Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson
•
Steven Stivers, in memory of to all
•
Terry Davenport
our Elders
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Theodora Castillo, in memory of
•
Stuart Stivers, in memory of Linda
Alice Castillo
•
Mae Stivers
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Sunrise Aviation, Inc.
•
Susan Anderson, in memory of
Theodore Cabot, Jr., in memory of
June Cabais
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Elvin Sahlinger
Theodore Merrill, in memory of
Mary Sanders Merrill
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Susan Armstrong
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Susan Bell
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Susan Cohen
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Susan Jabal
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Susan Love
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Thomas Burton
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Susan Wylie
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Thomas Karpstein
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Suzanne McGee and Bob Sauerteig
•
Thomas See, Jr., in memory of
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Suzi Jones
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Sylvia Dalton, in memory of
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Thomas Yester
George W. Tullos
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Thomas Zufelt
Tamara Buoy, in memory of Tonia
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Tia Simmons, in memory of Baby
•
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Gary Allen Perkins
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Tamera Chavarria
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Tammy Pritchett
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Tanya Silva
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Temsco Helicopters
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Teresa Schimanski
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Teresa Timo, in memory of Henry
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Theresa Smeltzer, in memory of
Ernest Smeltzer
Mark See
Jeanette Nickerson
•
Theodore Wright, in memory of
Kayden Matera
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Tianna Thomas, in memory of Kirk
Thomas
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Tiara Light, in memory of Louise
Light
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Timothy Eide Jr, in memory of
Forrest Dewitt, Jr.
Esten Kvande
•
Timothy Lott
Terrance Ozanich, in memory of
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Timothy Van Horn
Carol M. Peters
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Tina Culleeny
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Todd Antioquia
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Tom and Judy Leask Guthrie, in
•
Gordon R. James Sr.
memory of Thomas Guthrie IV and
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Vince Luckhurst
Irv and Barbara Leask
•
Viola Carder, in memory of Duane
•
Tom Bornstein
•
Tom Pittman, in memory of Rose
Weedman
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Patterson
•
Willis
•
Visions, Inc.
Henry Boland Jr.
•
Vivian Gouge, in memory of
Trianna Salo
•
Trudy Gunyah, in memory of
Sharon Walker
•
Phyllis Ridley Gunyah Morris
•
Valarie Veler
•
Valentin Cox
•
Valerie Clayton, in memory of all
•
•
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Verna Carlson, in memory of
•
•
•
Verna McNatt, in memory of Vesta
Wendy Cogley, in memory of
Benjamin L. See, Jr.
Dominick
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Wendy Collins
Vicki Lee Soboleff and Ruby
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Wendy Dyakanoff, in memory of
Michael John Dyakanoff
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Victoria Boyce, in memory of Paul
Demmert Jr.
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Wayne Jackson, in memory of
Pearl Martin
Josephine Soboleff
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Walter Baldwin, in memory of
Walter Soboleff
Charles A. Carlson
•
Wallace Marvin, in memory of Elsie
Mercer
Klose
Van Ness Feldman
Voshte Demmert-Gustafson, in
memory of Larry Demmert Sr.
Valerie Kline, in memory of Olive
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Vivian Lemke, in memory of Edna
Land
veterans
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Violet Willis, in memory of Paul R.
Travis Boland, in memory of John
•
•
Victoria Patterson, in memory of
Wendy Glidmann, in memory of
Edith Forbes and Lyda Museth
•
Victoria Canul-Dunne, in memory
of Bessie Visaya and Grace Cabnul
Wesley Dalton, in memory of
Clarence and Sarah Dalton
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Western Auto Marine
•
William Bolima
•
William Lee, Jr., in memory of
•
Wilma Leslie
Winafred J. Smith
•
X’enui
William Peters, in memory of Ida
•
Yavonne Lott
Dawson Peters
•
Yvonne Ackert, in memory of
•
•
•
Wilma Fergestrom, in memory of
Juanita (Lewis) Pelagalli
William Samato, in memory of Asa
Eugene Trout
Matthew Samato
•
Yvonne Martin
•
William Seward
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Zina Ballard, in memory of Patricia
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William Shewbert
•
William Veler
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William Wilson, Jr., in memory of
J. Ballard
Emily Bezezekoff
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014
(Summary Financial Statement—compiled from audited report)
2014
Unrestricted
Revenues and Support
Contributions and Grants
8,852,027
Sales, Dues and Fees
345,876
Total Investment Income/(Loss)
9,745
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
6,813,404
Total Revenues and Support and
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
16,021,052
Expenses
Program Services
3,185,179
Support Services
Management and General
751,892
Resource Development
122,926
Total Expenses
4,059,997
Change in Net Assets
11,961,055
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
8,373,336
Net Assets, End of Year
20,334,391
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financials
Temporarily
Permanently
restricted
restricted
Total
6,907,199
-
15,759,226
197,810
-
543,686
-
-
9,745
(6,813,404)
-
-
291,605
-
16,312,657
-
-
3,185,179
-
-
-
-
-
751,892
-
-
122,926
-
-
4,059,997
291,605
-
12,252,660
3,327,816
191,000
11,892,152
3,619,421
191,000
24,144,812
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TOP, CLOCKWISE: NATIVE ARTIST COMMITTEE. SHI CHAIR MARLENE
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boards, committees & staff
Board of Trustees
Capital Campaign Committee
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Marlene Johnson, Chair
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Byron Mallott, Honorary Chair
•
•
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Robert Martin, Vice-Chair
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John Binkley, Alaska Cruise
•
•
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Nancy Barnes
•
•
Ethel Lund
Joe Nelson, Secretary
Association, President
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Patrick Anderson
Juneau
•
Jeane Breinig
Shgen George
•
Council of Traditional Scholars
•
•
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Ruth Demmert
•
•
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Willie Hensley, First Alaskans
Institute, Chair
•
Ken Grant, Chair
Bill Clapp, Seattle International
Foundation, Founder
Mike Miller
•
Bruce Botelho, Former Mayor of
Reggie Joule, Northwest Arctic
Borough, Mayor
•
Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation of
Natives, President
Sam Kito, Jr., Kito Inc.
David Katzeek
•
•
Paul Marks
•
Jerry Mackie, Jerry Mackie and
Joe Hotch
Ted Valle
Sam Kito, III, KCS, LLC
Associates
•
Joe Zuboff
Jacqueline Pata, National
Congress of American Indians,
Native Artist Committee
•
•
Steve Brown
•
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Nicholas Galanin
•
Da-ka-xeen Mehner
Executive Director
•
Delores Churchill
Carlton Smith, The Carlton Smith
Company
•
Nathan Jackson
Gail Schubert, Bering Straits
Native Corporation, President/CEO
•
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Preston Singletary, Artist
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•
•
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Preston Singletary, Artist
John Sund, Stellar North, LLC,
Assistant
President
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Kari Groven, Art Director
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Nadine Hafner, Archives and
Scholarship Committee
•
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Donald Gregory, Administrative
Collections Management Specialist
•
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Norton Gregory
Amanda Mallott
Ishmael Hope, Archives Assistant
Katrina Hotch, Education Project
Manager
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Staff
•
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Dr. Rosita Worl, President
Administrator
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Rick Bonifant, Retail Store
Manager
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Michael Hoyt, Scholarship
Jasmine James, Language and
Youth Project Manager
•
Heather Clark, Administrative
Assistant
Zachary Jones, Archivist and
Collections Manager
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Davina Cole, Arts Assistant
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Lee Kadinger, Chief of Operations
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Rachel Demarce, Education
•
Frank Katasse, Education Program
Program Assistant
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Assistant
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Sarah Dybdahl, Administrative
Director
•
Director
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Kathy Dye, Media and Publications
Director
•
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Jackie Kookesh, Education
Mary Richey, Executive/Research
Assistant
Christy Eriksen, Media and
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Shaadoo’tlaa, Arts Specialist
Publications Associate
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Dr. Chuck Smythe, History and
Carmaleeda Estrada, Development
Culture Director
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Associate/Scholarship
Administrator
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Rico Worl, Art Director
RICHARD DAUENHAUER: PIONEERING SCHOLAR, LINGUIST, POET, AND FRIEND.
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farewell
We were deeply saddened by the passing
of Richard Dauenhauer in 2014. He, along
with his beloved wife Keixnei (Nora),
produced some of the most important
books on Tlingit culture, history and
language of our time. His contributions to
Tlingit culture are immeasurable. We are
deeply saddened despite knowing that we
and future generations benefit from his
decades of dedicated scholarly work that
he pursued with Nora. He brought to life
CYRIL GEORGE, DEISHEETAAN CLAN FROM
KHAAKÁAK’W HÍT OF ANGOON.
the words and wisdom of our ancestors
that otherwise might have passed into oblivion but for his persistence in
collecting the stories and his ability to transcribe, translate and publish the oral
traditions of our ancestors. We mourn the loss of a great person. But we are
thankful that he came into our lives and culture.
We were also saddened by the passing of Tlingit Elder Cyril. He was of the
Deisheetaan (Raven/Beaver) Clan from Khaakáak’w Hít (Basket Bay House)
of Angoon. Cyril was a gifted orator and storyteller who widely shared his
knowledge with students and scholars alike. He gave lectures at Sealaska
Heritage Institute and sat for recordings to document Tlingit history.
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SILENT SENTINEL. AS THE TOTEMS WENT UP AT GAJAA HÍT,
A BLACK BEAR WATCHED.
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