Grand Entrance Celebration 2018 in Juneau, Alaska

Sealaska Heritage's Celebration is a biennial festival of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures. The four-day event includes dance performances and associated events such as a Native art market, lectures, a juried art show and competition, traditional food contests, and a parade through downtown Juneau. First held in 1982, Celebration has grown into one of the largest events in Alaska, drawing thousands of people.

This video of the Grand Entrance from Celebration 2018 features a Thunderbird Trade Song owned by the Shangukeidí clan. The Eagle Shangukeidí and the Raven Lukaax̱.ádi were the lead groups for 2018.

Everyone is welcome to this community event, held every even year in June. For information on the next Celebration, visit

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