Celebration 2012 is officially underway. Southeast Alaska’s largest Native cultural gathering kicked off in earnest this morning (Thursday) with the Grand Entrance Procession in Juneau.
Arts & Culture
Celebration on 360 North
Watch all of Celebration live online. Celebration is a biennial festival of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian tribal members organized every two years by Sealaska Heritage Institute. Celebration 2012 began on June 7 and lasts three days. Watch the entire event on 360 North.
Celebration juried art competition winners named
Thirty-two pieces by 21 artists in Customary and Inspired Customary Art were selected for the exhibit.
Celebration paddlers
Several hundred people welcomed seven canoe teams Wednesday who paddled to Juneau for Celebration 2012.
Celebration paddlers due at Auke Rec at noon
About 90 Southeast Alaskans are making their way to Celebration 2012 by traditional canoe.
Celebration 2012: The region’s largest Native gathering
Celebration 2012 begins Thursday morning with the grand entrance, led by the Xudzidaa Kwáan Dancers of Angoon. More than 50 other groups from Alaska, Canada and the Lower-48 will take the stage during the Thursday-through-Saturday event, which is Southeast Alaska’s largest Native cultural gathering.