The History of the Teehiton Raven hat. Shquindy’s hat (William Lewis Paul) as presented by his grandson Benjamin Starr Paul, koo-nuX-nuhsti, Teehiton Raven.

Recording healing in SE languages

Each culture encapsulates in its language how to live a healthy life; language is the wellness resource for that particular culture. We will audio record language related to the wellness teachings embedded in Tlingit/Sm’algyax/X’aad Kíl. Everyone is welcome to participate with ideas, questions, language, or just to listen as we audio record heath and wellness teachings of SE Alaskan languages.

3D Digitization & Replication

3D digitization of Tlingit objects using photogrammetry will be demonstrated as well as 3D printing.

“Tlingit, American/Canadian? The 150 Year Old Question”  

Revitalizing Cultural Knowledge as a Universal Right of Indigenous Peoples

Members with strong cultural identity are essential for sustainability of a community. The goal of this session is to examine the process of recasting school curricula by reclaiming complex cultural knowledge of STEAM. This will be an opportunity to educate the learners by decolonizing their minds by adopting culturally sustaining pedagogies.