February 2024 – Heritage Highlights Enews is Now Available!

GHF Youth Travel to Washington, D.C.

This month, GHF staff and interns traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the National Congress of American Indians 2024 Native Youth Leadership Summit.

The summit was held February 11-15, 2024. It is designed for young Native leaders to meet and develop strategies and skills that they can use to help improve their local communities through policy development and the resolution process. They also have the opportunity to network with their peers and other tribal leaders.

While in D.C., the youth were also able to attend the State of Indian Nations Address with GHF Board Chair Jackie Pata. GHF Youth who attended included Jossline Aranda-Jackson, Alexa Jackson, and Arilana Shodda-Lee.

GHF Partners with T&H and ANHC to Offer Cultural Learning Workshops

GHF is dedicated to forming meaningful partnerships with other tribal partners and organizations that can help us pass on cultural knowledge and traditional skills. Since the beginning of the year, GHF has worked with both Tlingit & Haida and the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) to offer cultural learning workshops outside of Juneau.

In Anchorage, GHF and ANHC were able to partner to offer three different regalia workshops. This included button robe making, tunic making, and moccasin making with instructor Romay Edenshaw. All of the workshops were hosted on the ANHC campus.

In the Washington area, GHF partnered with Tlingit & Haida to offer a button robe making workshop with instructor Vikki Soboleff and two different octopus bag making sessions with instructor Carolyn Noe. The workshops were held at Tlingit & Haida’s new offices in Lynnwood, Washington.

Welcome Aboard

GHF would like to welcome Danielle Koch, Education Coordinator, to the team!