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Kavilco and the Organized Village of Kasaan are working jointly to restore the Chief Son-I-Hat Whale House, the only Haida longhouse left standing in Alaska. This is an important project and we will be rolling out several efforts to raise the funds needed to see this project through to completion. The first initiative is the "Save the Whale House" T-Shirts and Hoodies. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the project.

Infant/Child T-Shirts are $15.00. Adult sizes are $25.00. All Hoodies are $45.00 plus shipping and handling. Please contact the Organized Village of Kasaan office at 907-542-2230 or by email at ovk@kasaan.org, subject line "Whale House." Ordering is also available on OVK's website www.kasaan.org.
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Alaska educator (and KHHF Secretary) Jeane Breinig gives a lecture on what Native people thought about the prospect of statehood in Alaska, which became a state in 1959. Breinig is of Haida descent and teaches English at the University of Alaska. She researched the topic for Sealaska Institute and presented her findings during a November 2009 lecture by the Institute in honor of Native American Month. http://www.vimeo.com/7478692

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Kasaan Long House - Jay Marble, July 27, 2009 - Alaska's only Haida Long House is in need of some serious repair. The wooden structure is near the community of Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island, and as Jay Marble reports, the village hopes to raise enough money to restore the historic site to its original state.
Interview with Richard J. Peterson

August 5, 2009 - A short film, made about the Haida language as it is spoken in Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island, has won the 2008 Indie Best Documentary Award. It was made by Fred Olsen, Jr. Jay Marble caught up with Olsen recently in the Kasaan Long House.
Interview with Fred Olsen, Jr.
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Alaska Native Media TV has included Frederick O. Olsen, Jr.'s short documentary, "Surviving Sounds of Haida" on their website.
http://www.alaskanativetv.com

Once there, click "Social Life" in "Categories" to find the video. Total running time = approximately 8 minutes.
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Seaweed Seaweed Salmon I Love You
Gum Boot Dry Fish Come Here Clam or Trail
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Click on the Sounds of Haida to hear samples of each of the sounds in the Haida language. These recordings were made in Ketchikan, Alaska at the home of Mrs. Erma Lawrence, a Native speaker of the Kasaan dialect of Alaskan Haida.