Sometimes it takes the Internet to become aware of what is in your own town. Such is the case with the new blog from the Sealaska Heritage Institute. I knew about the institute, which is coming to be known as an excellent resource for Alaska Native history and culture. But I didn’t know that the Institute was running a blog at http://shispecialcollections.blogspot.com until the blog author left a comment here at Alaskan Librarian.
The SHI Special Collection blog seems to be focused on recent donations, collections processing and other resources on Alaska Native history and culture. The purpose of the blog is clearly stated on its front page:
This blog is operated by the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s archivist and seeks to open a dialogue about general happenings at SHI’s Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) and maintain a scholarly dialogue on Southeast Alaska Native history and heritage. Located in Juneau, SCRC seeks to collect and preserve materials that document the history, culture, heritage, and language of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people and to make these materials available to the public.
Recent posts have examined federal records on Alaska Natives, a donation documenting the Wrangell Tlingit, documenting CCC totem carvings from the 1930s, and multimedia preservation efforts. This blog would be good reading for anyone interested in Alaska, Native peoples or library/archives special collections. I hope you’ll try a read.
Filed under: alaska, history | Tagged: Indigenous Peoples, Native Alaskans, Native Americans
