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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More
Exploring the Regional Village Sites: The Athabascan House
The Athabascans traditionally lived in Interior Alaska, between the Brooks Mountain Range and the Kenai Peninsula. There are eleven distinct linguistic groups among the people who made their homes along… Read More
ANHC ILEAD Program “Adopts” Indigenous Garden
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is currently in the third year of a grant program under Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Initiative for Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (ILEAD). “Awake in… Read More
