Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Lyle James as one of the leaders of the Woosh.ji.een Dance Group and his work, along with his wife, Kolene James, with Southeast Alaska Native youth, Lyle James has long been recognized for his efforts in using culture to heal. He has been an inspiration to language learners for many years. He learned Lingít from Florence Sheakley through the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). James has served as a teacher at UAS and for the past six years worked as a language and cultural specialist at the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. He says the role of fatherhood in Tlingit culture is shared by men in an extended family.
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a free summer lecture series on the challenges faced by language students learning Lingít (Tlingit), X̱aad Kíl (Haida) and Sm'algyax (Tsimshian).
The series, Strengthening our Community, is part of an effort to offer tools to students to work through issues they might encounter while studying languages.
“We have learned through our ongoing language scholars program for Lingít, X̱aad Kíl and Sm'algyax students that the journey has its challenges. We want to support our students and ease their way, as the work they are doing is so important to revitalizing our ancient languages,” said Dr. Rosita Worl, president of SHI.
All lectures will be held in-person at noon (Alaska time) at the Walter Soboleff Building in Juneau. SHI will also live stream the series on its YouTube and save the talks on its channel immediately after. Viewers are encouraged to pose questions in-person and online.
Learn more about Sealaska Heritage here: sealaskaheritage.org
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Lyle James as one of the leaders of the Woosh.ji.een Dance Group and his work, along with his wife, Kolene James, with Southeast Alaska Native youth, Lyle James has long been recognized for his efforts in using culture to heal. He has been an inspiration to language learners for many years. He learned Lingít from Florence Sheakley through the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). James has served as a teacher at UAS and for the past six years worked as a language and cultural specialist at the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation. He says the role of fatherhood in Tlingit culture is shared by men in an extended family.
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a free summer lecture series on the challenges faced by language students learning Lingít (Tlingit), X̱aad Kíl (Haida) and Sm'algyax (Tsimshian).
The series, Strengthening our Community, is part of an effort to offer tools to students to work through issues they might encounter while studying languages.
“We have learned through our ongoing language scholars program for Lingít, X̱aad Kíl and Sm'algyax students that the journey has its challenges. We want to support our students and ease their way, as the work they are doing is so important to revitalizing our ancient languages,” said Dr. Rosita Worl, president of SHI.
All lectures will be held in-person at noon (Alaska time) at the Walter Soboleff Building in Juneau. SHI will also live stream the series on its YouTube and save the talks on its channel immediately after. Viewers are encouraged to pose questions in-person and online.
Learn more about Sealaska Heritage here: sealaskaheritage.org
facebook.com/SHInstitute
instagram.com/shinstitute
twitter.com/SHInstitute
