Celebration (Alaska festival)
celebration biennial tlingit haida tsimshian cultural event held first week june juneau alaska united state occurs every two year first held celebration began way pas cultural knowledge native alaskan child first event participant mainly dance festival grown largest cultural event alaska sponsored organized sealaska heritage institute nonprofit cultural arm sealaska corporation celebration reported brought million juneau economy event consists fiveday program activity starting grand entrance parade dance group juneau centennial hall regular activity include workshop tlingit haida tsimshian language northwest coast art southeast alaska indian culture historical event canoe racing dance performance film screening poetry gathering native fashion show celebration also sponsor traditional food contest including soapberry black seaweed introduce people traditional native food highlight health benefit food native artist market support native artist open artist member federally recognized tribe meet requirement indian art craft act tlingit haida tsimshian canadian citizen artist sell jewelry mask drum doll decorative art handmade art craft juried art show competition started showcase encourage production tlingit haida tsimshian art art show also encouraged development new contemporary art based traditional form proved controversial contemporary native artist concerned judge biased favor traditional art contemporary art recognized category starting second show baby regalia review started opportunity share child culture heritage review child introduced european native name tribal clan membership name parent grandparent celebration due covid pandemic theme celebrating year cultural survival announced rosita worl president sealaska heritage institute year event juneau unveiled first degree totem pole alaska foottall sealaska cultural value totem pole structure carved yearold cedar tree represents three tribe southeast alaska — lingít haida tsimshian celebration featured plot point pb animated series molly denali episode canoe journey gwichʼin protagonist family canoe juneau attend event relying traditional elder advice rather map local elder describes route took childhood including secret shortcut aid protagonist expedition episode educates child traditional alaskan wayfinding pow wow alaska native language official website