Elders study their history at Smithsonian collection

Virginia Oliver, Ruth Demmert, Gabriel George, Violet George, Gabby George, Linda Wynne, Florence Sheakley and Shgen George pose in regalia in front of the U.S. Capitol. (Photo courtesy of Virginia Oliver)
Tlingit people from around Southeast Alaska have returned from a trip to the Smithsonian Institution. Elders examined hundreds of Tlingit artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collection, providing context for their own research and for museum staff.
A bentwood box from Wrangell is shown t