| Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land Contributor(s): Worl, Rosita (Author), Williams, Maria (Author), Davidson, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295988290 ISBN-13: 9780295988290 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2008 Annotation: The photographs in this book recreate Celebration--a biennial dance and culture festival held in Juneau to honor the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. First organized in 1982, it sparked a renaissance of Native culture, prompting people largely unfamiliar with their heritage to learn their ancestral songs and dances. Today, Celebration is the largest cultural event in the state, drawing thousands of people to the five-day biennial festival. Featuring the work by the noted Alaska photographer Bill Hess, the book includes images from the first Celebrations to the present-day festivals. It is both an introduction to Native cultures and a cherished keepsake for the people who have participated in Celebration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.897 |
| LCCN: 2007051446 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 11.36" W x 9.4" (2.23 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1982, the fledgling Native nonprofit Sealaska Heritage Institute held a dance-and-culture festival to celebrate the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. A couple of hundred Native people gathered in Juneau for the event, called Celebration. They could not have imagined then that Celebration woud spark a movement across the region - a renaissance of Native culture that prompted people largely unfamiliar with their heritage to learn their ancestral songs and dances and to make regalia for future Celebrations. Today, Celebration is the largest cultural event in the state, drawing thousands of people to the five-day biennial festival. Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land, featuring the work by the noted Alaska photographer Bill Hess, includes images from the first Celebrations to the present-day festivals. It is both an introduction to Native cultures and a cherished keepsake for the people who have participated in Celebration. Sealaska Heritage Institute is a regional Native nonprofit organization serving the indigenous peoples of Southeast Alaska. The Institute was founded in 1980 to administer cultural programs for Sealaska Corporation, a Native for-profit company formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Institute's mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. |