2010 Annual Report - Sealaska Heritage Institute

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SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE
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Juneau, Alaska 99801
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ISBN 978-0-9825786-7-4
Cover: Haa Aaní graphic by Robert Davis Hoffmann, Xaashuch’eet, Tlingit
of the Tsaagweidí clan, Xaay Hít.
Design and composition by Kathy Dye.
PHOTO CREDITS
All photos made by Kathy Dye except the following: Rosita Worl by
Scott Areman, page v; Celebration by Brian Wallace, pages vi–9; Tlingit
language team by Donald Gregory, page 13; Latseen Basketball Camp
in Hoonah by Daphne Wright, page 18; Latseen Basketball Camp in
Hydaburg by Linda Schrack, page 18; Latseen Basketball Camp in Angoon
by Carmaleeda Estrada, page 19; Native American Heritage Month
Celebration by Brian Wallace, pages 20-24; Graduates submitted by
students, page 27; Andrew Hope (photographer unknown), page 30;
Donation ceremony by Peter Metcalfe, page 33; Tlingit warrior’s helmet
by Brian Wallace, page 34; Richard Rinehart, Sr., and Raven hat courtesy
of Richard Rinehart, Sr., page 36; Lituya Bay Robe courtesy of Huna
Heritage Foundation, page 36; Schematics by MRV Architects, pages
38–41; Herman Kitka by Bill Hess, page 54; William Demmert courtesy of
the Demmert family, page 54.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is a regional Native
nonprofit founded for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian
people of Southeast Alaska. SHI was established in 1980
by Sealaska Corporation, a for-profit company formed
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).
SHI administers Sealaska’s cultural and educational programs for more than 20,000 tribal-member shareholders.
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE......v
PROGRAMS
Celebration......1
Language, Culture & Education......10
Ethnographic & Archival Collections......28
Repatriation......34
Sealaska Heritage Institute Center......38
DONORS......43
FINANCIALS......52
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL SCHOLARS, & STAFF......54
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Our Land
HAA AANÍ ÍITL’ TLAGAA NA YUUBM
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SOME PEOPLE THINK OF NATIVE CULTURES as a thing
of the past—cultures that used to be. Or, worse, they
deny that Native peoples were here long before Western
cultures occupied the land.
But science has proven that Native peoples have been
in Southeast Alaska for at least 10,000 years. We are still
here today, and we will be here 10,000 years from now.
This is our home. Our land. Haa Aaní.
At Sealaska Heritage Institute, our mission is to
perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian
cultures. We document our ancient languages and
cultures and we teach these things to the present
generation, so they can pass it along to the generations to
come.
The year 2010 was extremely productive at the
institute—more than 8,000 people directly participated
in our programs. We held our biennial Celebration, where
thousands of people came to perform their clan songs and
dances. We sponsored a lecture series on Native topics
for 350 people and posted the talks online. We sponsored
our annual camps for more than 120 youths who want
to learn their Native languages and customs, and we
distributed scholarships to roughly 400 students.
We published the most comprehensive dictionaries
ever produced of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian
languages. And, donors gave to us more than 1,000 items
for our ethnographic and archival collections.
Most exciting of all—we secured $2 million from the
Alaska State Legislature to move forward on a new center
to house our expanding programs. Sealaska Corporation
also purchased a lot, which will be donated to the institute
when we’re ready to break ground. The center will be
located in Juneau—the ancestral homeland of the Auk
Kwáan. At long last, tribal members and the public will
finally have a center dedicated to the perpetuation and
enhancement of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures
of Southeast Alaska.
Our land.
Haa Aaní; Íitl’ Tlagaa; Na Yuubm.
—Rosita Worl
President
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Celebration 2010, Grand Entrance.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute sponsors a biennial
Celebration, where Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian
converge in Juneau to perform their clans’ songs and
dances in their traditional regalia. Celebration 2010
drew more than five thousand people from across the
world. The four-day event was televised live statewide
and broadcast live over the internet.
CELEBRATION
Forty-eight dance groups performed at Celebration 2010, which drew more than five
thousand people. ABOVE: Grand Entrance. Celebration 2010 was led by the Rainbow
Creek Dancers. OPPOSITE: Dancers from Heinyaa Kwáan perform with warrior helmets.
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CELEBRATION
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ASSOCIATED EVENTS
Besides dance performances, Celebration includes associated events. OPPOSITE: A
Juried Art Show and Competition is held to encourage artists to elevate their work.
Best of Show—Traditional went to Wayne Price; Best of Show—Contemporary went to
Merle Anderson. ABOVE, FROM LEFT: A Native Artist Market is sponsored to support
Native artists; Children ages 2–4 show their traditional regalia during the Toddler
Regalia Review.
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ASSOCIATED EVENTS
OPPOSITE: Celebration also includes a parade through downtown Juneau. ABOVE,
CLOCKWISE: Other events include lectures, a soapberry contest, a Native Language
Fair, and a black seaweed contest.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute produces books and
other materials on Native languages and cultures and
sponsors educational programs to teach language and
culture. In 2010, SHI published four language books
and three volumes of curriculum. SHI also sponsored
educational programs for approximately 2,800 people.
LANGUAGE DOCUMENTATION
ABOVE: In 2010, the institute published the most comprehensive dictionaries ever
produced for the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian languages. The dictionaries include
English-to-Native language sections and Native language-to-English sections plus
introductions describing the grammar and structure of the languages. They were
compiled by Keri Edwards, Dr. Jordan Lachler, and Donna May Roberts, who worked
with fluent speakers to document the words and phrases. OPPOSITE: The institute in
2010 also published the first-ever Alaskan Haida Phrasebook. It was written by Dr.
Erma Lawrence, one of the few remaining fluent speakers of Alaskan Haida.
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
OPPOSITE: In 2010, the institute produced three volumes of curriculum for grade 6. The
materials weave in Native languages and cultures while teaching math, science, and
social studies. The curriculum was field tested in 2010 at SHI’s summer camps. The final
materials will include Native language units featuring recordings of words and phrases
and be available online. The math and science units were posted on the institute’s
website in 2010. The program is funded through a three-year grant from the federal
Alaska Native Education Program. ABOVE, FROM LEFT: SHI’s Tlingit language team
Marsha Hotch, Linda Belarde, and Ralph Wolfe recording Tlingit words and phrases.
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TEACHING
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Latseen Leadership Academy, 2010. The institute sponsors summer camps to teach
Native languages and culture. In 2010, forty junior high students from Southeast
Alaska attended the institute’s week-long Latseen Leadership Academy in Juneau. SHI
uses physical games to teach languages because students retain words easier when
they are engaged in fun, interactive learning activities.
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TEACHING
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Latseen Leadership Academy, 2010. Camp activities in 2010 included lessons on
traditional cultural activities. OPPOSITE: Camp instructor Kolene James shows how
to ethically harvest spruce roots for spruce-root weaving, which is an endangered art
form. ABOVE: Instructor Katrina Hotch shows how to fillet a salmon; Instructor Ryan
Hamilton shows how to make a traditional drum from skin and sinew.
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TEACHING
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Latseen Basketball Camps, 2010. In 2010, eighty students in grades 2-12 participated
in the institute’s annual hoop camps in the villages of Angoon, Hoonah, and Hydaburg.
SHI’s teachers use basketball as a fun way to teach Native languages—students are
taught to communicate in Tlingit and Haida while playing basketball. OPPOSITE, FROM
TOP: Hoonah camp; Hydaburg camp. ABOVE: Participants from the Angoon team.
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TEACHING
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Native American Heritage Month Celebration, 2010. In 2010, Sealaska Heritage
Institute brought the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures into the public school
system. SHI sponsored dance performances and a Native Artist Market at Auke Bay
Elementary School and the Juneau-Douglas High School (JDHS) for approximately two
thousand students and members of the public. OPPOSITE: Xudzidaa Kwáan Dancers of
Angoon performing at JDHS. ABOVE: Native Artist Market at JDHS.
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Native American Heritage Month Celebration, 2010.
Git Hoan Dancers performing at Auke Bay
Elementary School.
Native American Heritage Month Celebration, 2010. Sealaska Heritage Institute in
2010 sponsored a lecture series featuring academic and traditional scholars on topics
such as Tlingit warfare, the bombardment of Kake, and traditional Tlingit education.
The lectures were attended by approximately 350 people. Videos are posted online at
www.sealaskaheritage.org. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Guest speakers Madonna
Moss from the University of Oregon, Traditional Scholar David Katzeek, SHI Archivist
Zachary Jones, Traditional Scholar Cyril George, Sr., Edward Vajda from Western
Washington University, and Dan Monteith from the University of Alaska Southeast.
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TEACHING
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Native American Heritage Month Celebration, 2010. Elder Anita Lafferty told the
institute in 2010 that she feared people were losing the knowledge on how to make
moccasins. In response, the institute sponsored a three-day workshop on how to make
moccasins in December. Anita Lafferty (in purple) taught the class to twenty students
at Sealaska Plaza in Juneau.
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“
If there were room to put another name on
my degree, Sealaska would be right beside mine! I
could not have done it without your help.
”
— JULIA KELLY
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I graduated with a double major in Spanish
and Communication, summa cum laude. Thank you
so much for your financial support these past four
years of college. It has meant so much to me.
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— PENNY GAGE
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Here’s to another Alaska Native educated and
ready to contribute to our society. Thank you!
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— CHARLES COX
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Sealaska Heritage Institute administers a scholarship program that makes awards to
roughly 400 Sealaska shareholders and descendants each year. In 2010, SHI awarded
$335,000 in scholarships to students pursuing graduate and undergraduate studies
and voc-tech training. A portion also helped to fund language and heritage studies and
culture camps.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute houses thousands of
publications, photographs, cultural objects, recordings,
and other materials that document the history, culture,
and language of Native people. In 2010, SHI acquired
more than 200 books, 600 recordings, 60 boxes of archival
materials, 70 cultural objects, and 45,000 photographs.
COLLECTIONS
ETHNOGRAPHIC & ARCHIVAL
In 2010, an anonymous donor from Michigan gave to SHI eighteen cultural objects,
saying he wanted the collection to go home. The collection contains significant
ceremonial pieces and will provide important research opportunities. Some of the older
pieces date to the 1800s. OPPOSITE: Tlingit beaded pouch. ABOVE, FROM LEFT: Haida
bowl, circa 1900; Raven rattle.
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Andrew P. Hope.
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COLLECTIONS
ETHNOGRAPHIC & ARCHIVAL
In 2010, SHI received two of its most important collections to date. The University
of Alaska Anchorage donated fifty-five boxes of papers documenting land claims
compiled by Andrew Percy Hope. Hope was one of the founders of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood and a leader in Alaska Native land claims. In 2010, SHI also received 78
recordings of Henry Denny, Jr., who was Chief Kashakes IV. The collection documents
the history of Cape Fox and Saxman. ABOVE: SHI Archivist Zachary Jones pulls a box
containing part of the Hope collection.
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Donation ceremony. In 2010, Juneau radio host Cy Peck, Jr., donated to SHI a large
collection of recordings capturing the words of Native Elders and leaders. The digitized
recordings were made from 1978–1985 in celebration of the fledgling First Americans
Emphasis Week and include interviews with many notable people, including Cy Peck,
Sr., Matthew Fred, Austin Hammond, Charlie Jimmie, and Walter Williams. BACK ROW:
Arnie Weimer, Sharon Vavalis-Olsen, Gail Lucero, Len Sevdy, Zachary Jones. FRONT
ROW: Gil Lucero, Cyril George, Cy Peck, Jr., Stephanie Brown.
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COLLECTIONS
ETHNOGRAPHIC & ARCHIVAL
Donation ceremony. In 2010, public radio station KTOO-FM donated to SHI a major
collection of audio recordings that include a treasure trove of interviews with notable
Elders, clan leaders and other Native people. The collection includes approximately 350
recordings made for the award-winning program Southeast Native Radio. BACK ROW:
Kathy Ruddy, Cy Peck, Jr., Kim Metcalfe, Michael Dangeli, Jayne Dangeli, SHI Trustee
Marlene Johnson, KTOO General Manager Bill Legere, and Alice Taff. FRONT ROW:
Ishmael Hope, Joaqlin Estus, and Zachary Jones.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute, upon request, helps clans to
repatriate sacred and ancestral objects from museums.
In 2010, SHI repatriated thirty-three objects from the
Harvard Peabody Museum for the Yakutat Tlingit and
helped two clans win repatriation disputes before the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) Review Committee in Washington, D.C.
REPATRIATION
In 2010, SHI helped the Yakutat Tlingit repatriate thirty-three objects from the Harvard
Peabody Museum. The objects were collected in the nineteenth century by Edward
Fast. Most of them are shamanic items. OPPOSITE: Wooden warrior’s helmet. ABOVE:
SHI held a legislative reception to allow state lawmakers to view the objects.
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REPATRIATION
In 2010, SHI helped two clans win repatriation disputes before a federal panel.
In separate, unanimous decisions, the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Review Committee found that the Alaska State Museum
and the University of Pennsylvania Museum did not have the right of possession to
objects claimed by the clans—meaning the museums did not acquire the objects
with the consent of the clans that owned them. The ruling was a victory for the
T’akdeintaan and Teeyhíttaan clans and affirmed Tlingit law. OPPOSITE, FROM TOP:
The Teeyhíttaan Clan sought to repatriate from the Alaska State Museum their clan
hat, seen here with Clan Leader Richard Rinehart, Sr.; The T’akdeintaan Clan sought to
repatriate fifty items held by the Pennsylvania Museum, including this Lituya Bay Robe.
ABOVE: Delegations representing the clans traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify
before the advisory panel. The Teeyhíttaan delegation above included attorney Walter
Echo-Hawk, Richard Rinehart, Sr., Richard Rinehart, Jr., George Ramos, Chuck Smythe,
and David Katzeek.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute is raising funds for a new
Sealaska Heritage Institute center to be based in Juneau,
Alaska. In 2010, the Alaska State Legislature appropriated
$2 million to help plan the new facility. Sealaska
Corporation also purchased a lot in downtown Juneau for
the building. SHI in 2010 hired the firm MRV Architects
to design the center.
SEALASKA HERITAGE
INSTITUTE CENTER
ABOVE: Sealaska Corporation purchased and landscaped a lot for the center in the
historic district of Juneau. OPPOSITE: Draft rendering of the exterior of the new facility.
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The center will encompass four levels and include exhibition space and climatecontrolled storage for the institute’s ethnographic and archival collections. In addition,
it will accommodate lectures, research, workshops, ceremonies, and the institute’s
offices. It will also include a store specializing in authentic Native art, space for Native
artist demonstrations and an area for artists to make monumental art, such as totem
poles and canoes.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute is a nonprofit organization
and relies on public funds and private donations
to provide programs for the benefit of the Tlingit,
Haida, and Tsimshian people. The institute is a 501(c)
(3) so contributions are tax deductible. The following
organizations and people made contributions in 2010.
DONORS
$10,000 AND UP (CORPORATIONS, NONPROFITS, AND GOVERNMENT)
Alaska Humanities Forum
City and Borough of Juneau
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Science Foundation
Rasmuson Foundation
Sealaska Corporation
State of Alaska
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Parks Service
$1,000–$9,999 (CORPORATIONS, NONPROFITS, AND GOVERNMENT)
Alaska State Museum
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
AT&T
Boyer Towing, Inc.
Chugach Alaska Corporation
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
Driftwood Lodge
Elgee Rehfeld Mertz
The Eyak Corporation
GCI
Greenridge Consulting, LLC
Johnson & Son, LLC
Managed Business Solutions, LLC
Native Arts and Culture Fund
Phoenix Logging Company
Prochot Enterprises
Sealaska Environmental Services
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Tlingit & Haida Central Council
Van Ness Feldman
Wells Fargo Foundation
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$UP TO $999 (CORPORATIONS, NONPROFITS, AND GOVERNMENT)
Advanced Janitorial Services
Alaska Laundry & Cleaners
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Arctic IT
Blueberry Productions, Inc.
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Delta Western
Eagle Capital Management, LLC
Government Computer Sales, Inc.
Greens Creek
Haida Heritage Foundation
Jenson Yorba Lott
Juneau Electric
Juneau Lions Club
Kauffman and Associates, Inc.
KPMG
LJ Alarm
Malia Hayward—State Farm
Mark Kelley Photography
McDonalds of Juneau
McDowell Group, Inc.
McKinley Capital Management, LLC
Mt. Roberts Tramway
Sunrise Aviation
$1,000–$9,999 (INDIVIDUALS)
Harris, Rick and Pat Tynan
Kadinger, Lee and Louise
Kleefeld, Carolyn
Landol, Samuel
Mallott, Anthony and Amanda
McNeil, Mary and Chris
Morris, Douglas
Worl, Rod and Dawn Dinwoodie
Worl, Rosita
UP TO $999 (INDIVIDUALS)
Abney, Marelda
Ackerman, Brian
Ackerman, Buck
Ackerman-Sedivy, Peggy
Ackert, Yvonne
Agnew, Mindi
Agoney, Starla and Family
Alameda, Hank and Miranda Adams
Albert, Jerry
Almeida, Wilbert
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Andersen, Merle
Anderson, Susan
Angus, Scott
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anselm, Erwin
Antioquia, Todd and Brendan Sullivan
Araujo, Antone
Araujo, Jade
Araujo, Jaeleen and Todd
DONORS
Araujo, Maya
Armour, Yodean
Arrington, Marilyn
Bailey Hunter, Laura
Baines, Velma and Family
Barden, David
Barnes, Nancy
Barnes, Nancy (little)
Barton, Donald
Bauschelt, Lisa
Belarde, Linda
Bell, Kevin
Bell, Tana
Bellinger, Donna
Beltz, Darleen
Bennet, Bert Sr.
Bennett, Frederick
Bennett, Katherine
Bennett, Masse and Adams Family
Bergeron, Richard
Bergeron, Samuel
Berretta, Jeanne
Berry, Rebecca
Bigelow, Jason
Bigornia, Renaldo
Blanchard, Cheryl, Jon and Family
Boland, Amy
Boland, Travis
Bolanos, Debra
Booth, Karla and Candis Moore
Booth, Rowena
Borchers, Carol
Bowers, Katherine
Bradley, Gilbert
Bradley, John
Brainard, Madeline
Braymer, Julie
Breinig, Jeane
Bremner, Alison
Brew, Donna
Bright, Mary
Brookshire, Robert, Jr.
Brouillette, Laurel
Brouillette, Maxine
Brown, Conrad
Brown, Donald
Brown, Stephanie
Brown, Tylene and Jack Brown
Brown, Verla and Bennett Family
Burk-Kinghorn, Deborah
Burnett, Janet
Bush, Karen
Cabrera, Maria
Cantrell, Roberta
Canul-Dunne, Victoria
Carder, Viola
Carle, Artice
Carlick, Kim and Family
Carlson Family
Casey, Sidney
Castillo, Beverly
Castillo, Theodora
Charles, Dan
Charley, Liana
Chavarria, Tamera
Cheney, Della
Cheney, Elizabeth
Cleland, Deborah
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Collins, Heleena
Collis, Sue
Conley, Erin
Connelley, Jana
Consego, Rochelle
Cook, Elizabeth
Cook, Joe and Belen
Cook, Michael
Cox, Caroline
Cristobal, Mildred
Cummings, Frances
Curtis, Claudette
Dailey, Eleanor
Dailey, Jennifer
Dailey, Joan
Dalquist, Thomas, Jr.
Dalton, Cole
Daniello, Denise and Jeffery Weltein
Davenport, Terry
Davidson, Terri Lynn and Robert
Davis, Jeffrey
Dawson, Jessie
DeAsis, Milton
DeGroat, Candida
Demmert, Karissa
Demmert, Kelsey
Demmert, Leroy
Demmert, Melanie
Demmert, Steven
Demmert, Theodore
Denny, Elizabeth
Dexter, John
Deyo, Lois
Dick, Russell
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Didrickson, Bendick
Doucette, Lorraine
Dougherty, Daniel
Duke, Kimberly
Duncan, Jim
Duncan, Jon and Claudine
Dundas, Harvey
Dundas, Lisa
Dundas, Reba
Dutton, Jacob
Dybdahl, Sarah
Dye, Kathy
Easton, Tamara
Eberhard, Stanley
Edenshaw, Sidney
Ehlers, Bill
Engstrom, Andrew
Enloe, Cheryle
Esquiro, George, Sr.
Evans, Angela
Evenson, Lorissa
Ezell, Gertude
Farquharson, Donald
Fergestrom, Wilma
Ferguson, Hall
Fleek, Courtney
Fluetsch, Bradley
Flygare, Clarkelle
Flygare, Delores
Folletti, Susan
Foss, Lola
Foster, Ann and Michael Dombkowski
Frank, Stephanie
Frankforter, Hazel
DONORS
Franks, Barb
French, Chloe
Friday, Janelle
Fujioka, Jason
Gage, Amelia
Gage, Penny
Gage, Rita
Gage, Robin
Gallagher, Terry, Jr.
Gamache, Jean
Gardner, George, III
Garza, Corrine
Garza, Dolores
Gastelum, Anthony and Georgie
George, Beverly
Giroux, Karen
Goodwin, Kellie
Gowen, Peter
Grant, David
Grant, Mary
Green, Amy
Greene, Kelly
Greenwald, Gordon
Gregory, Megan
Greig, Ellen
Gubatayao, John
Gulledge, Roberta
Guy, Lavina
Haaseth, Einar
Haffner, Judy
Hallam, Sharon
Hallingstad, Nicole
Hamann, Michael
Hamblet, Edward
Hamilton, Patrick
Hamilton, Ryan
Hanlon, Helen
Harris, Clara
Harris, Lee and Libbe Dennard
Harry, Philip and Family
Hatch, Ruth and Katherine Shirley
Haynes, Tamara
Heaton-Sheufelt, Janice
Henry, Arlene
Hillman, Lou
Hope, Edward
Hotch, David
Hotch, Jones
Hotch, Marsha
Howard, Jonathon
Howard, Morgan
Hoyt, Henrietta
Hoyt, Kathryn
Hoyt, Rob
Hughan, Jennifer
Hunt, Jessie
Hutchinson, Irma
Jackson, Beatrice
Jackson, Clarence
Jackson, Crystal and Jeffery McNeil
Jackson, Karen
Jackson, Lornell
Jackson, Wayne
Jacobson, Dora
James, Donna
James, Mary
Janssen, Mary
Jensen, Edwin
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John, Kristina
John, Lilly
Johnson and Baker Family
Johnson, Daniel
Johnson, Danielle, II
Johnson, Harlan
Johnson, Jacqueline
Johnson, Marlene
Johnson, Roberta
Johnson, Victoria
Jones, Bruce
Jones, Janice
Jorgensen, Lawrence
Kadas, Patrick
Kadinger, Louise
Kanash, Josie and Family
Kanen, Evelyn
Karras, Corinne
Kasbohm, Donald
Kasko, Alice, Lorraine and Marjorie
Katasse, Carmen, John and Frank
Kato, Leonard
Kaze, Gaylord
Keeta, Harvey and Georgina
Kelly, Renee
Kennedy, Jr. Mike
Ketah, Beth
Kitka Family
Kito, Cynthia
Kline, Valerie
Klugie, Nyla
Knapp, Denice
Knight, Donna
Knudson, Ralph and Harriet
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Kookesh, Albert
Kookesh, Sally
Korthuis, Sasha
Kropf, Karen
Kuhnau, Sanda
Kytta, Diane
Lambert, Connie
Lambert, Kevin
Lamebull, Edna and Linda Belarde
Lampe, Irene
Lange, Sylvia
Larue, Deena
Lea, Kathleen
Leask, Lucinda
Leask, Rita
Lee, William, Jr.
Lefabvr, Nadine and David
Leverett, Suzanna
Lewis, Kenneth, Jr.
Light, Tiara
Lincoln, Vincent
Linn, Keely
Little, Amber
Little, Daniel
London, Debi and Tate
London, Joseph
Lowry, Gina
Lucas, Tara
Luckhurst, Vince
Luke, Howard
Lund, Ethel
Lynn, Dori
MacDiarmid, Jim
Mack, Margaret
DONORS
Macloud, Kimberly
Makua, Joyce and Darryl Guthrie
Mallott, Byron
Marilyn
Martin, Harold and Jackie
Martin, Hilary
Martin, Mitchell
Martin, Robert, Jr.
Martin, Roberta
Marvin, Wallace
Mason, Judith
Maughan, Jeanne
May, June
McAlpin, Patrick
McConkey, Mary
McCullough, Robert, Jr.
McDaniel, Melanie
McEachern, Mario
McKinley, Lorena
McVey, Ilya
Melhart, Edward
Melzo, Josie
Mercado, Edward
Metcalf, Peter
Miller, Diane
Miller, Michael
Miller, Violet
Mintz, Alan
Mitchell, Jodi
Mitchell, Johanna
Modeste, Sherrie
Moore, Florence
Morales, Abby
Morgan, Jason
Morris, Denise
Morrison, Brendan
Morrison, Woodrow, Jr.
Moses, Martha
Moy, Cheri
Mukpik, Harris
Mulvihill, Shirley
Munro, Alan
Murphy, Frank, Jr.
Nelson, Joe
Nelson, Margaret
Nelson, Norval and Barbara
Nelson, Scott
Ness, Loretta
Nevers, Cathleen
Newman, Carlene
Novela, Dianna
Obert, G. Michael
Oehler, David, Jr.
Olsen Family
Olsen, Frederick, Jr.
Orazio, Joseph
Owen, Charles
Ozanich, Terrance
Palmer, Jason
Parris, Patricia
Partin, Shannon
Pata, Jacqueline and Chris
Paul, Tyrone
Paulson, Mary
Peele, Edward
Pelot, Brenda
Peloza, Carol
Perez, Ricardo
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Perez-Felipe, Cecilia
Peters, Andrew
Peters, Edna
Peterson, Paula
Peterson, Reginald, Sr.
Phillips, Bobbie Joe
Phillips, David
Phillips, Nancy
Phillips, Richard
Phipps, John
Phipps, Rodney
Pico, Sasha and Joni
Plummer, Daniel
Polson, Louis
Poplis, Mark
Pratt, Raymond, Jr.
Price, Alfie and Family
Price, James
Price, Katy and Father
Pritchett, Timmy
Pruett, Lorie
Ramey, Kevin
Ramos, Judith
Reeder, Melanie
Renville, Charles
Reynolds, Florence
Rice, Kristine
Richardson, Dawn
Richert, Callen
Richert, Maxine
Richey, Sarah
Robles, Eleanor
Rodriguez, Helen
Rofkar, Paul
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Romero, Jeanette
Rose, Richard
Ross, Joseph
Rud, Walter
Ryman, Marta
Sargent, Christopher
Schetzle, Slo
Schmidt, Genevieve
Schrack, Linda
Scriver, Irene
See, Darlene
See, Thomas, Jr.
Sele, Faleene
Seward, William
Sharve, Allison, Dawn and Jackie
Shaw, Mavis
Shea, Irene
Shotter, John, III
Simonson, Gina
Skan, Reynolds, Trudy and family
Skeek Children
Skillie, Harris, Sr.
Slover, Gerald, Jr.
Smeltzer, Stephen
Smith, Donald
Smith, John, III
Smith, Winnafred
Smythe, Chuck
Soboleff, Vicki
Soboleff, Walter
Soosuk, Ruby
Stearns, Beverly
Steele, Priscilla
Stein, Garth
DONORS
Stevens, Alysia
Stevens, Rochelle
Stevens, Tony
Stevick, Desmona
Stewart, Loretta
Stier, Marcia
Stivers, Stuart
Strang, James, III
Strickland, Jeanette
Strong, Anthony
Sumner, George
Tabafunda, Judy
Tansy, Douglas
Teolis, Simon and Mindy
Thomas, Cindy
Thomas, Vernon, Jr.
Thomas, William, Jr.
Thompson, Annette
Thorp, John
Thurston, Barbara
Tillman, Christopher
Timo, Teresa
Timothy, Jeremy and Casey
Todd, Jacquelynn
Tompkins, Karl
Towarak, Edna
Towarak, Johnathan
Traynor, Meribeth
Triggs, Joanne
Turley, Melanie
Ulmer, Annette, Alexis and Connor
Vahe, Nellie, Sasha and Baby Nellie
Vandel, Richard, Sr.
Vantrease, Heidi
Vera, Timothy Sr. and Siblings
Vermeulen, Pearl
Voltura, Anna
Walder, Carmel
Wallace, Carol
Walter, Daniel
Walters, Garrett
Walters, George
Walters, Robert
Walton, James
Warden, Kathleen
Watson, Laura
Weir, Patrick, Sr.
Weiser, Janice
Weybright, Margie
White, Deborah
Wilkin, Richard, III
Williams, Daniel
Williams, Eugene
Williams, Franklin, Sr.
Williams, Marilyn
Wilson, Paul
Wilson, William, Jr.
Wolfe, Ronald
Wood, Alanna
Worl Family
Worl, Lillian
Worl, Ricardo
Wright, Daphne
Wynne, Linda
Yamada, Jeanette
Young, Paula, Irma and Family
Zastrow, Lewis
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Summary Financial Statement—Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2010 (compiled from audited report)
FINANCIALS
Revenues and Support
Contributions and Grants
Sales, Dues and Fees
Total Investment Income/(Loss)
Net Assets Released from Restriction
Total Revenues and Support and
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
Expenses
Program Services
Support Services
Management and General
Resource Development
Total Expenses
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
Endowments
Other Net Assets
Total Net Assets, December 31, 2009
Net Assets, End of Year
Endowments
Other Net Assets
Total Net Assets, December 31, 2010
Unrestricted
Temporarily
restricted
Permanently
restricted
Total
$2,863,875
147,624
4,620
159,440
$53,420
11,007
(159,440)
-
$2,917,295
147,624
15,697
-
3,175,559
(94,943)
-
3,080,616
1,927,025
820,762
178,902
2,926,689
-
-
1,927,025
820,762
178,902
2,926,689
248,870
(94,943)
-
153,927
1,869,766
1,869,766
47,662
182,662
230,324
100,000
91,000
191,000
147,662
2,143,428
2,291,090
2,118,636
$2,118,636
58,994
76,389
$135,381
100,000
91,000
191,000
158,994
2,286,025
$2,445,017
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In 2010, the Native community lost two
giants, as Herman Kitka and Dr. William
“Bill” Demmert Walked Into The Forest.
Herman (above) was a respected Elder
on SHI’s Council of Traditional Scholars.
He gave to us invaluable knowledge
about the Tlingit language and culture
and helped to guide us in developing
our programs. Bill was a former SHI
trustee and a national figure for the
advancement of Native education. He
was a founding member of the National
Indian Education Association and a
lifelong champion of Native language
and educational issues.
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Sealaska Heritage Institute is governed by an all-Native
Board of Trustees and guided by a Council of Traditional
Scholars—knowledgeable Elders and traditional scholars
who make recommendations about the institute’s
programming.
TRUSTEES, SCHOLARS, STAFF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
STAFF
Dr. Walter Soboleff, Chair
Dr. Marlene Johnson, Vice Chair
Joe Nelson, Secretary
Nancy Barnes
Dr. Jeane Breinig
Clarence Jackson
Dr. Ethel Lund
Robert Martin
Mike Miller
Dr. Rosita Worl, President
Linda Belarde, Curriculum Specialist
Jacob Dutton, Finance Associate
Sarah Dybdahl, Cultural Projects Coordinator
Kathy Dye, Media and Publications Director
Carmaleeda Estrada, Development Associate
Lola Foss, Finance & Human Resources Director
Donald Gregory, Administrative Assistant
Ryan Hamilton, Curriculum Specialist
Katrina Hotch, Administrative Assistant
Rick Huteson, Scholarship Administrator
Zachary Jones, Archivist
Lee Kadinger, Chief of Operations
Michael Obert, Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Perry, Development Director
Rico Worl, Research Associate
COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL SCHOLARS
Clarence Jackson, Chair
Ken Grant
Joe Hotch
David Katzeek
Herman Kitka
George Ramos
Dr. Walter Soboleff
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