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The Juried Art Show and Competition started in 2002 to showcase and encourage the production of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian art. The art show also encouraged the development of new, contemporary art that was based on traditional forms, but this proved controversial. Contemporary Native artists were
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protagonist and her family canoe to Juneau to attend the event, relying on traditional elder advice rather than maps. A local elder describes the route he took in his childhood including secret shortcuts, which aid the protagonists in their own expedition. The episode educates children about
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The Baby Regalia Review started in 2006, as an opportunity to share with children their culture and heritage. During the review, each child is introduced by their European and Native names, tribal and clan membership, and the names of their parents and grandparents.
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The event consists of a five-day program of activities, starting with the Grand Entrance, a parade of all dance groups through Juneau and into Centennial Hall. Regular activities include workshops on the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian language,
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First held in 1982, Celebration began as a way to pass on cultural knowledge to Native Alaskan children. The first event had 200 participants, and was mainly a dance festival. It has grown to be the largest cultural event in Alaska.
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in Alaska: the 22-foot-tall Sealaska Cultural Values Totem Pole. The structure, carved out of a 600-year-old cedar tree, "represents all three tribes of Southeast Alaska — Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian."
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The Native Artist Market supports Native artists and is open to only those artists who are members of federally recognized tribes and meet the requirement of the
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concerned that judges were biased in favor of "traditional" art, so contemporary art was recognized as its own category starting with the second show.
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and black seaweed, to introduce people to traditional Native foods and highlight the health benefits of these foods.
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Media, Alaska Public; Media, Adelyn Baxter, Alaska Public; Media, Alaska Public (2022-06-08).
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The 2022 theme was "Celebrating 10,000 years of cultural survival." This was announced by
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In 2020, Celebration was featured as a plot point in the PBS animated series
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Beacon, Alaska; Beacon, Lisa Phu, Alaska; Beacon, Alaska (2022-06-01).
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There was no Celebration in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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master carver dances with her child at Celebration, circa 2016.
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Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival Of Music, Dance and Drama
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Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival
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Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land
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cultural event held during the first week of June in
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template
Infobox recurring event
considered for merging

Juneau, Alaska
United States of America
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Tlingit
Haida
Tsimshian
Juneau
Alaska
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Corporation

Haida
Northwest Coast art
canoe racing
soapberry
Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990
Rosita Worl
Sealaska Heritage Institute
totem pole
Child, 2006
Marine Park Dance, 2008
Celebration canoes, 2018
2006 Walk to Centennial Hall
Molly of Denali
Gwichʼin
traditional Alaskan wayfinding

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