 HAIL
2007-08 Awards Ceremony
June 3, 2008 - 6 p.m.
Juneau, Alaska
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History of HAIL
Indigenous educators from across the
state of Alaska have had numerous opportunities to meet
cross-regionally and share issues and concerns of importance
to them in their roles as educators. They first met as
students of the ARTTC (Alaska Rural Teacher Training Corps)
program and then as students of the X-CED (Cross-Cultural
Education Development) program. With the formation of regional
Native Educator Associations in the early 1990s to the
present and the help of the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative
they continue to meet within their regional associations
and in statewide Native dducators conferences. As indigenous
educators they have paved new trails in curriculum development,
Academy of Elders camps and many other initiatives.
A concern in the area of literature
in reference to indigenous peoples led to the formation
of a working committee made up of representatives from
each of the regional indigenous educator associations which
led to the development of the Guidelines for Respecting
Cultural Knowledge. These guidelines address issues of
concern in the documentation, representation and utilization
of traditional cultural knowledge as they relate to the
role of various participants, including Elders, authors,
curriculum developers, classroom teachers, publishers and
researchers.
Along with the guidelines are a set
of recommendations, one of which called for establishing
a prestigious award to honor indigenous Elders, authors,
illustrators and others who make significant contributions
to the documentation and representation of Native cultural
knowledge and traditions.
The 2001 Celebration of Alaska Native
Literature was the first to recognize those who have made
an impact in our lives as indigenous peoples through their
work in indigenous literature. We hope this was the first
of many celebrations of recognizing our people in the area
of literature as we choose to define literature, with an
indigenous perspective.
The 2001 awards program was organized
by a group called the Alaska Indigenous Literary Review Board
per the above-mentioned guidelines. In the spring of 2001,
the group changed its name to Honoring Alaska’s Indigenous
Literature, or HAIL.
Links
Before Columbus Foundation American Book Awards |
2024 Alaska Native Literature Discussions
In Spring 2024, my Alaska Native Literature students (ENGL A245) each
produced a Discussion Guide exploring a piece of literature or author of
their choice as their final project. The following students agreed to
share their projects to promote reading and group discussion of these
Alaska Native literary treasures. We encourage you to use these
Discussion Guides within your classroom, book club, or with your family.
Quyanaa,
Alisha Agisaq Drabek, PhD
Adjunct Professor
BOOK
REVIEWS
Search the HAIL Book Reviews
Nallunairvik
(Place of elucidation)
The mission of the Nallunairvik Yup'ik
Literary Board is
to read and critically review children's literature written with Yup'ik content
to assure Yup'ikaccuracy and relevancy. Their reviews are a reflection
of their own opinions of the books. They do not necessarily represent the
views of the University of Alaska Fairbanks or the Alaska Native
Knowledge Network.
Reviews by UAF Students
On occasion, instructors at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks will assign Indigenous book reviews to
their students. The following reviews were written
by students and are a reflection of their own analysis
of the books. They do not necessarily represent the
views of the University of Alaska Fairbanks or the
Alaska Native Knowledge Network.
ED 493: Examining Alaska Children's Literature
Instructor:
Esther A. Ilutsik
Spring 2004
CCS 620 :
Critiquing Indigenous Literature for Alaska's Children
Instructor: Esther A. Ilutsik
Fall 2004
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