Chilkat Indian Village

The Chilkat Indian Village will conduct a yearlong project to increase the capacity of tribal members to implement museum best practices and install a traditional whale house exhibit using original objects at the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center. Staff from the Alaska State Museum will train tribal members in professional collection handling, interpretation, and exhibit installation. Tribal members will create the interpretive content and work with a consultant to design and install the exhibit using the traditional layout of the whale house interior and original objects. The Whale House exhibit will preserve the Whale House collection and enable the Chilkat Tlingits to share their history, art, and cultural practices with tribal members, clan members, and all audiences viewing the installation.