State of Alaska vs. George Jim Sr., et al Records.

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State of Alaska vs. George Jim Sr., et al Records.

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This collection consists of copies of court documents and proceedings from State of Alaska vs. George Jim Sr., et al, and span from 1977 to 1986, amounting to approximately 300 pages of material (one box). The materials in this collection vary, but include the final order and judgment, plaintiff and defendants' responses, summons, affidavits, plaintiff's memorandums, motions, cross-claims, transcripts of court proceedings and testimony, copies of letters written by Tlingit individuals and organizations, loan and provenance documents concerning the Wooshkeetaan Screen's and the Alaska State Museum, and other.

1 box.

Sealaska Heritage Institute

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Sealaska Heritage Institute

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Sealaska Heritage Institute

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The Naa Kahida Theater was established in 1986 by the Sealaska Heritage Institute with support from the Sealaska Corporation, a Native owned corporation. With participation of clan groups, the theater produced dramatic presentations of traditional Southeast Alaska Native legends. The Naa Kahida Theater traveled throughout Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and to various locations in Canada and the United States. One of their main performances included "Fires on the Water; a Dramatic Anthology of Tl...

Alaska. Superior Court (1st Judicial District)

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In 1981 the case of State of Alaska vs. George Jim Sr., et al. began, a case that raised important questions about the nature and rights of cultural properties held by Native American Indians, namely the Tlingit Indians of Southeast Alaska. The case, numbered 1JU-81-1785 Civ., which was held in Alaska's Superior Court, First Judicial District at Juneau, was eventually ruled on and closed by Superior Court Judge Walter L. Carpeneti on July 8, 1986. The ruling favored the George Jim Sr., Albert Wa...