Overview
Goldbelt Heritage Foundation (GHF) is a nonprofit organization committed to preserving and revitalizing the culture, language, and ways of knowing of the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska. Through educational programming, language revitalization, arts, and community collaboration, GHF fosters Indigenous knowledge and strengthens cultural identity for current and future generations.
Position Summary:
The Lingít Language Program Intern is a paid, part-time internship opportunity designed for college students interested in Indigenous language revitalization, education, linguistics, or Alaska Native Studies. The intern will support the GHF Lingít Language Department with program coordination, language documentation, curriculum support, and community-based language activities. This internship emphasizes hands-on learning, mentorship, and professional development while contributing meaningfully to ongoing language revitalization efforts.
This position is 100% grant-funded, contingent upon continued funding across multiple sources.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
Language Program Support
Assist with Lingít language classes, workshops, and immersion activities
Support language documentation efforts, including organizing recordings and transcription assistance
Help prepare and format language learning materials
Language & Community Engagement
Support intergenerational language learning activities
Assist with community language events and cultural gatherings
Engage respectfully with Lingít cultural knowledge
Administrative & Project Support
Assist with scheduling, recordkeeping, and file organization
Support data collection for program tracking and reporting
Collaborate on special projects as assigned
Learning Objectives & Professional Development
Gain experience in Indigenous language revitalization
Learn community-based language documentation practices
Develop professional nonprofit skills
Receive mentorship from language professionals
Community & Cultural Integration
Work collaboratively with Elders, local educators, language experts, speakers, learners, and supporters
Assist in coordinating community events, language gatherings, and language initiatives
Qualifications
Necessary Skills & Knowledge:
Qualifications:
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Internship Parameters:
The pay range for this position is $16.00 - $22.00 hourly.
Goldbelt, Incorporated is an urban Alaska Native, for‐profit corporation headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. Incorporated on January 4, 1974 following the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Goldbelt’s primary mission is to manage assets and conduct business for the benefit of its more than 3,600 shareholders. Goldbelt first ventured into the logging and timber industry but later expanded its operations into tourism, which still remains an integral part of its operations. Today, the majority of Goldbelt’s revenue and income derives from government contracting and services.
Goldbelt’s shareholder base consists of Alaska Natives who are of Tlingit and Haida descent. The Tlingit and Haida tribes are the indigenous people of Southeast Alaska, whose rich history spans more than ten thousand years in the region. Goldbelt shareholders own the entire 272,000 shares of Goldbelt stock, representing assets in excess of $100 million in addition to over 32,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Juneau. Goldbelt seeks to honor and preserve the Tlingit culture - its history, art, dance, legends, and the traditions of its Alaska Native shareholders. Learn more about Goldbelt Heritage.
The company is named after a richly mineralized zone in Southeast Alaska that encompasses 33,000 acres of Goldbelt’s land holdings— an area that stretches along the mainland from Frederick Sound to Berners Bay. Learn more about Goldbelt Lands.