Sealaska Corporation

The Sealaska Heritage Institute will enhance digital preservation practices and expand digital storage capacity to increase access to their Indigenous archives. The project will include professional development and training for staff to gain expertise in digital archives management. Staff will also establish a formal, comprehensive digital preservation management policy to support the long-term preservation of digitized and born-digital archival holdings, including their audio collection of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian oral traditions. The project will result in increased access to archival records for research and educational purposes for Indigenous communities and the general public in Southeast Alaska and beyond.