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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will hold a ceremony on Saturday for the first 12 poles of Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail) and Faces of Alaska, a major installation of bronze masks representing the five major Native groups of Alaska.
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Project hopes to honor and uplift certain aspects of our histories.
Last week coinciding with a symposium The Monument We Make, a sculpture by Theaster Gates was installed on the quad at Drexel University.
Much of what separates the good historic sites from the bad is an approach of stewardship rather than social justice. Do the leadership, staff, donors, and partners of a historic site desire to educate citizens on their nation’s past, or transform visitors and the country through activism? How Colonial Williamsburg, the world’s largest living history museum, answers this question will determine its course.
Will the living history museum follow the path of James Madison's Montpelier?