ANHC Awarded Five-Year $1.25 Million SAMHSA Native Connections Grant September 23, 2020 – The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) is pleased to announce Unguwat: Resilience & Connection (URC), a new Indigenous wellness project created by ANHC to serve young Alaska Native people (ages 18-24), has been funded under the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health… Read More
ANHC Welcomes AmeriCorps VISTA
ANHC Welcomes Our First AmeriCorps VISTA! September 21st, 2020 – The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) is pleased to welcome our first AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America), Presley West! Founded in 1965, the VISTA program was designed to build capacity in organizations that alleviate poverty. VISTA members serve full-time for one year, helping… Read More
2020 Virtual Tours
With the support received from the Rasmuson Foundation and other funders, The Alaska Native Heritage Center can finally bring real-time tours and events from our Anchorage campus to the world via streaming platforms. In the spirit of our Alaska Native Values, including Share What You Have, we are thrilled to partner with organizations to reach… Read More
Alaska Native Heritage Center temporarily closes after two employees test positive for COVID-19
The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) closed early on Friday, August 7, 2020, and will remain closed to the public for at least 72 hours due to two employees testing positive for COVID-19. ANHC staff was notified of the first positive employee case late Tuesday night, said Emily Edenshaw, Executive Director. It had been more… Read More
Cultural Advisory Committee Moves Forward
On behalf of the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) Program and Policy Committee (PPC), we are excited to announce we are reviving ANHC’s Cultural Advisory Committee (CAC). The purpose of this committee is to provide suggestions and ideas to ANHC staff for programs, activities, and products for future projects and theme exhibits. We are seeking… Read More
Message from the Executive Director
The Alaska Native Heritage Center was established as a result of an Alaska Native-led effort to create a cultural center where everyone can gather and experience Alaska’s First People. It was born out of a desire to heal, share, and learn, and find comfort in each other’s company. On June 12, we will reopen our doors… Read More
Alaska Native Heritage Center Mitigation Plan May 2020
Overview & Purpose: The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and follows both municipaland state mandates. As a statewide cultural education center and museum, providing a diverse array ofservices to the public, including our cultural center, facility use, retail, coffee shop, educationalprogramming and classes, ANHC falls under several different classifications as… Read More
Join us in welcoming Emily Edenshaw as our new Executive Director
Anchorage, Alaska (November 12, 2019) – The Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC), a renowned, statewide living cultural center located in Anchorage, Alaska, is pleased to announce the hire of Emily Keneggnarkayaaggaq” Edenshaw (Yup’ik/Iñupiaq) as Executive Director. As the ANHC Executive Director, Edenshaw will provide sound organizational management and visionary leadership to ensure sustainable ANHC success.… Read More
2019-2020 Best Cultural Heritage Experience
We recently received an award for 2019-2020 Best Cultural Heritage Experience by the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association. Thank you all so much for your amazing support!
Thank You For Your Support!
Chin’an to all our amazing family of supporters who help us preserve and strengthen the traditions, languages, and art of Alaska’s Native People through their continued patronage. We are so honored that so many of have been party of our Alaska Native Heritage Center for the last 20 years! Here’s to the next 20 years… Read More