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Yup'ik RavenMarshall Cultural Atlas

This collection of student work is from Frank Keim's classes. He has wanted to share these works for others to use as an example of Culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These documents have been OCR-scanned. These are available for educational use only.

 

 

 

 

 

The Kerry Story

5/14/89-- The day passed very slowly, and I can't believe that school is almost at end for the summer. Last week I just turned 15. It was a pretty lame birthday party, but that evening a bunch of my friends and I went out for some pizza. After we finished our pizza we went to a movie. There is a lot of pressure to keep up in school and stay popular. I have a lot of friends in school. I try hard to be liked by the boys, but sometimes it feels as though Fm pushing myself to the limits.

Some of my classes are going okay for me but the others are giving me a tough time and seem pretty lame. I really like this guy, but he's a junior. I want him to really like me, so tonight my friends and some of his are going to go out and have a good time. This is my chance to go out and get to know him a little better.

In the afternoon my friend Sarah came over to pick me up. First we went to pick up Kacy at her place and then to get Jessie. Then we headed towards the mall where we were supposed to meet the guys. That evening I really got to know Mike, and he seemed like a pretty nice guy. I wanted to ask him out but I was pretty scared. So I'll let it go for awhile.

5/23/89--Well, just a couple more weeks until school gets out for the summer break. School is finally going smoothly for me. I've been hanging out with Mike lately, and we've become very good friends now. But I still want to ask him out before any other girl claims him. We've been going out to the mall together. A couple of my friends even suggested that I ask him out but I guess I'll wait until school gets out for the break.

6/22/89--Summer is finally here and I've been spending a lot more time with Mike. We've been going out to the movies a lot, and we also went out to a couple of parties together. That's the first time I had been pressured to try some alcohol and drugs. Mike was cool about it, though, and he didn't force me to take any of them. But I tried alcohol and I got pretty messed up and really started to talk with Mike about personal stuff. The next day I called to apologize to Mike for acting so stupid. He was okay with it and then I asked him out again. He said yes, and I was pretty excited.

8/1/89--All June and July I spent most of my time with Mike. I wanted to please him so I had sex a couple of times with him. But I told him that he had to use protection. I also hung out with my friends. Then around mid-July we went to another party. The party was really jammin', and I had a few drinks, and Mike himself was already pretty high. We then went into one of the bedrooms and started making love. We left the party early and went back to his place. Just when we were about to have sex again when I asked if he had a condom. But he said not to worry cause nothing would happen.

9/17/89--Last week I decided to go and have a check up because I was pretty worried that I might have an S.T.D. The doctor said that he would be giving me an H.I.V. test. He explained a lot of facts about the disease to me, saying that it was spreading more rapidly through sexual contact. After all the testing was done he told me to come back in a week.

9/24/89, Throughout the week I spent very little time with Mike and I was very scared to tell himI went to have a check-up because I didn't want to offend him. I mostly hung out with my best friends and told them all about what had happened and that I went and had a check-up. They said it was best for me and that it was one way to keep my body healthy.

9/25/89--When the bad news hit me, it felt as if my lite had come to a complete end! The doctor said that I had H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. Right after I got home I told my parents about it. I was pretty scared to tell them but it had to be done. They were pretty mad at me but they were especially mad at Mike. I had to call him and tell him the bad news. So he went and got himself checked and it turned out that he had the virus too. I was so angry with him I didn't talk to him for a month.

10/12/89-- When the school year started up again I was depressed. I didn't know what to do, butI knew that I had to be a strong and positive thinker it I wanted to live long. I was chosen by the National AIDS Research Foundation to be an educator arid a spokesperson on AIDS. I traveled all over the country educating people both young arid old about the facts on AIDS. I also started my monthly check-ups. And my parents are dealing with my disease a little better now. I haven't seen Mike around, and I'm mostly hangiiig out with my two closest friends, Sarah arid Jessie. During my last check up my doctor said that I would probably live fairly long but he's not so sure. I'm planning to attend college just in case I might make it, but thatts still a slim chance. I always try to keep busy.

Fred Alstrom
The Kerry Story

 

 

Kerry's Life

- Robert Pitka

The Kerry Story

- John Tikiun Jr.

Kerry and her HIV

- Mary Jane Shorty

Kerry's Life

- Garrett Evan

The Kerry Story

- Fred Alstrom

Kerry

- Tanya Peter

My Life is Ruined

- Jon Boots

I Am Kerrie... With AIDS

- Charlotte Alstrom

If I were Kerry...

- Cheryl Hunter

Kerry's Story

- Kathy Duny

If I were Kerry

- Jack George

 

My name is Kerry and I have
AIDS
(Now I'm dead!)

 

 

 

 

 

Going, Going Gone!
Man and the
Environment

 

Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000
Summer Time Tails 1992 Summertime Tails II 1993 Summertime Tails III
Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997
Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 Signs of the Times November 1996 Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations
Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out, the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 Yupik Gourmet - A Book of Recipes  
M&M Monthly    
Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 Happy Easter! March/April 1998 Merry Christmas December Edition 1997
Happy Valentine’s Day! February Edition 1998 Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997
Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon Bay Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981
The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska Poems of Hooper Bay Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students)
Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 People in Our Community
Buildings and Personalities of Marshall Marshall Village PROFILE Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A Glimpse of the Past’
Raven’s Stories Spring 1995 Bird Stories from Scammon Bay The Sea Around Us
Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the Weather Spring 1996 Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November, 1998 Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993
Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming and the future November, 1997 Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring, 1992

 

 
 

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