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Sealaska Heritage Institute Southeast Alaska We promote Sealaskas Values in Action Through SHI Programming Sealaska Heritage Institute SHI a private nonprofit founded in 1980 mission is to advance Tlingit Haida and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. Sealaska Heritage also conducts scientific and public policy research that promotes Alaska Native arts cultures history and education statewide. The institute is governed by a Board of Trustees and guided by a Council of Traditional Scholars a Native Artist Committee and a Southeast Regional Language Committee. We offer numerous programs promoting Southeast Alaskan Native culture including language and art we also maintain a substantial archive of Southeast Alaskan Native ethnographic material.