David Katzeek

David G. Katzeek was an Tlingit educator, leader of the Shangukeidí clan, and the first president of Sealaska Heritage Institute. A singer and dancer, he helped found the Alaskan festival Celebration in the 1980s. He taught Tlingit language and culture at the Juneau School District and the University of Alaska Southeast. His memorial service, held over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had over 2,000 attendees.