The Sealaska Corporation of Alaska was awarded a $195,844 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will fund the "Documenting the Crests of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Clans" project, which aims to document the origin, cultural significance, and clan ownership of 12 indigenous crests. The project will be carried out in collaboration with...
Sealaska Corporation received a $101,417 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The award will support the creation of five culturally responsive lesson plans focused on the 1982 Biennial Celebration of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. Sealaska Heritage Institute will develop the plans drawing from 24 edited videos and archival resources documenting the festival. Two...
The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. received a $100,000 Native American Library Services Basic Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311) to sustain and improve library services and operations within its community. The project will enhance library and archival services for accessing, learning, and preserving information, supporting essential activities such as acquiring library materials, delivering community-focused programming, and providing training...
The Sealaska Corporation, through its Sealaska Heritage Institute subsidiary, received a $248,883 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to create portable "Sealaska Living Heritage Museum Boxes." These boxes will contain museum-quality collection items and associated lesson plans to bring culturally responsive educational experiences to elementary students in Southeast Alaska who...
The Sealaska Heritage Institute received a $249,891 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313). The two-year "Raven Reads at the Library Toolkit" project will develop culturally responsive early literacy programming for children and learning resources for librarians. Key project activities include creating a cultural responsiveness assessment for libraries, producing e-learning modules for...
The Seldovia Village Tribe in Alaska was awarded a $135,374 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. The grant will fund the "Seldovia Storybook" project, a collaborative effort to preserve the rich history and cultural traditions of the Seldovia Native community. Over the two-year project period, the tribe will host six sessions to record stories and memories from community elders,...
The Salamatof Tribal Council of Alaska received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) federal grant program (CFDA 45.311). The grant project will contract a professional library consultant to evaluate current library services and provide recommendations for the development and enhancement of the tribal library's workflows, policies, procedures, collections management, needs...
The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. was awarded a $6,010,446 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 30, 2021 to support the "OUR BOX OF TREASURES: DEEPENING THE CONNECTIONS" program. Funded under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) federal grant program, this three-year award will support projects recognizing and addressing the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students. Specifically, the...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. The grant, titled the "RAVEN READS EXPANSION PROJECT," will support the expansion of the Institute's literacy programs...
The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. was awarded a $5,219,807 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) federal grant program. The three-year award, made on September 30, 2021 and set to be completed by September 29, 2024, will support the "SHARING OUR STORIES: VOICES ON THE LAND" project. This project aligns with the goals of the Alaska Native Educational Programs by...