Leaders of the University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska took their first steps together down “a pathway for healing” on Friday morning.
“This is a historic moment,” said Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson, president of Tlingit and Haida. “This is us talking about strengthening our relationship to build something that’s enduring and brings our culture to the forefront in ways that it often hasn’t been.”