Sealaska Heritage Institute and the University of Alaska Southeast PITAAS program are sponsoring a performance by Byron Nicholai, who has gained national attention through his Facebook page \u201cI Sing. You Dance.\u201d Nicholai, a high school senior from Toksook Bay, blends traditional and modern styles in his music to preserve Yup\u2019ik culture and bring it into the mainstream consciousness.<\/p>\n
The free event is scheduled at 5 pm, Saturday, Feb. 13, in Shuk\u00e1 H\u00edt (the clan house) at the Walter Soboleff Building in Juneau. He also will give a free performance at UAS\u2014that event is scheduled at 7 pm, Friday, Feb. 12 in the Egan Library at the Juneau campus. Everyone is welcome to attend.<\/p>\n
The program is offered through a partnership between SHI and the UAS program PITAAS, which stands for Preparing Indigenous Teachers and Administrators for Alaska Schools.<\/p>\n
Sealaska Heritage Institute is a private, nonprofit founded in 1980 to promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding. The institute is governed by a Board of Trustees and guided by a Council of Traditional Scholars. Its mission is to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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