The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $149,961 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. This two-year grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, will document indigenous knowledge and oral histories related to observed changes in Pacific herring populations, spawning areas, and habitats around Sitka, Alaska. The project aims to preserve the traditional ecological knowledge of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people regarding this culturally and ecologically significant species. By recording the community's first-hand accounts of how climate change and other factors are impacting herring, the grant will help safeguard this important cultural heritage for future research and educational purposes.
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