Yaakw Kahidi Cultural Center, Alaska, United States
4.0 (9 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Hoonah Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks
A must see in Hoonah
The Yaakw Kahidi Cultural Center aims to maintain the culture of the Hoonah tribes and tell their historic story to visitors like us. The growing cultural center is welcoming and personable. The elders will tell you of their story and location amongst the First Nation's tribes of the Pacific North West. You can see examples of their wood carving for totems and canoes and beautiful artwork. This year they have introduced a new selection of merchandise (T-shorts, sweatshirts) which are great quality (we bought a few) and the proceeds go towards the community. All the people here were super friendly and we walked away knowing a lot more about Hoonah and the tribe than we could have learnt from a book. It is free to enter and well worth a visit.
Address
Next to City Hall, Hoonah, AK 99829
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Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 3:08
User Ratings
4.0 based on (9 reviews)
Reviews
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5_lavere47 5:00 PM Oct 6, 2018
Happy we stopped
We had a nice walk into town.We saw this place and we are very happy that we found it The elder explained how the totem pole and the boats were done I felt that I learned a lot. We wish that we had more time to spend here, so we will come back again.
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4Miriam White Williams 5:00 PM Nov 24, 2018
Interesting
Looking for something to do in Hoonah? There aren't that many things to do in this quiet, sleepy village. However, the cultural center lets you take a look at life in days gone by and to explore a way of life that is froeign to most of us. Life in old Alaska was not for the faint of heart or the less hardy folks and the center highlights the hardships and rewards of such a life.
