Sealaska Heritage Institute has made available online for the public recordings of two important treasures in the preservation of traditional Southeast Native culture, knowledge and history: radio interviews with Native leaders that go back almost 40 years and the biennial Celebration festival.

The 164 radio interviews preserved in digital files are from an hour-long program, “Southeast Native Radio,” that aired on Juneau public station KTOO 1985 to 2001.

“The collection is remarkable, as it offers…