Juneau-based nonprofit promoting Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultural preservation, language revitalization, and educational programs.
Walter Soboleff Building, 105 S Seward St, Juneau, AK 99801
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Renaud Chandivert
“Native traditional foodways are under pressure nowadays Federal and state regulation, climate deregulation, competition with the commercial sector, and with also sport hunting and fishing, evolution of ways of life, which is something which is normal, you know, all have a negative impact on traditional foodways. Even so, natives really care about these traditional foods. They say that it's good for you, that it's healthy, and that it's healing too.”Sealaska Heritage Institute: Lecture: AN "ARCHIPELAGO OF CONNECTIONS" AND A LIVING HERITAGE | Sealaska Heritage · Jul 1, 2026
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Renaud Chandivert
“When elders in Huna are offered, offered goose eggs from Glacier Bay, the most important thing is not the protein in the yolk. It is the fact that these goose eggs provide spiritual and cultural nourishment. As this example shows, one of the most important means to create multi-fiber connections through traditional foodways networks is sharing.”Sealaska Heritage Institute: Lecture: AN "ARCHIPELAGO OF CONNECTIONS" AND A LIVING HERITAGE | Sealaska Heritage · Jul 1, 2026
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Renaud Chandivert
“SHI opened its doors to me in 2023 and allowing me to discover your magnificent region with with a lot of humility and joy, and to meet with such warm and generous people here.”Sealaska Heritage Institute: Lecture: AN "ARCHIPELAGO OF CONNECTIONS" AND A LIVING HERITAGE | Sealaska Heritage · Jul 1, 2026
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Renaud Chandivert
“I will focus on past and contemporary connections on relationality. Food is a perfect subject to talk about that because sharing a meal with family and/or with friends with friends is a good way to connect to each other and to develop relationality. Tlingit have a well-known saying, you know, 'When the tide is out, the table is set,' because you can gather cockles, clams, etc.”Sealaska Heritage Institute: Lecture: AN "ARCHIPELAGO OF CONNECTIONS" AND A LIVING HERITAGE | Sealaska Heritage · Jul 1, 2026
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Renaud Chandivert
“It seems to me that the archipelago paradigm and this idea of relationality perfectly fit with what I wanted to develop in this lecture and also correspond quite well to Southeast Alaska geographical, the Alexander Archipelago, cultural, spiritual, political, and also political context.”Sealaska Heritage Institute: Lecture: AN "ARCHIPELAGO OF CONNECTIONS" AND A LIVING HERITAGE | Sealaska Heritage · Jul 1, 2026
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Renaud Chandivert
“What I witnessed and gradually became aware of is the existence of a vast archipelago of multidimensional and cyclical connections of deep networks of attachment, a world in itself, reversing the taken-for-granted relationship between centers and peripheries. What I also witness and experience is the profound dedication of native people here in Southeast Alaska to perpetuate and enhance this multidimensional living heritage, even if it is fragilized by local regional, national, or globalized forces.”Sealaska Heritage Institute: Lecture: AN "ARCHIPELAGO OF CONNECTIONS" AND A LIVING HERITAGE | Sealaska Heritage · Jul 1, 2026
SHI book: ANCSA exclusion from ARPA cost Alaska Natives hundreds of millions
Sealaska Heritage Institute published a policy analysis Tuesday arguing the Supreme Court's Chehalis decision and a flawed Treasury formula cost Alaska Natives several hundred million dollars in federal relief funds, with the author calling for legislative and strategic remedies.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIAlaska
