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.
Jail Time
One summer on the 4th of July there
were a lot of activities going on in Marshall and a lot of strangers
came over for the square dance. During the day they were having canoe
races, water skiing, bingo, a whole bunch of different kinds of kid
races, and an open BBQ for everyone. All the people were having fun
and enjoying each other.
I was riding my bike on this hot
sunny day when my cousin, Stan, came up to me and asked "What's up?"
I responded, "Not much." But then he asked me if I had 30 dollars for
some things he wanted to buy from the store and to pay for the entry
fee to the races. I thought he would do as he said because I believed
him. I didn't know anything different until midnight.
When they were having a square dance
in the high school I went out to cool off and my sister came up to me
and told me that my cousin was drunk and sitting on the steps of the
storage room about 15 yards away. So I went to check him, and sure
enough there he was as drunk as a skunk. He didn't know what he was
doing or who I was. I realize then that he had used the money I gave
him to pay for a bottle. It made me so mad that I went up to him and
asked him, "Why did you lie to me?" But he didn't have anything to
say! It made me even more mad to think of wasting 30 dollars on
NOTHING! I mean you can spend that amount of money on food, cheap
clothes, or anything that is worth it. But not alcohol or marijuana!
Then as I began to take him home he started to raise hell and pick
fights with other people. He refused to go home. I did everything I
could to take him away from the school but he pushed me back. Then
the V.P.S.O. came up in his 4-wheeler and started to question him and
me. I told him I had no part in this, but when I tried to go the
V.P.S.O. told me to stay because he wanted to ask me questions about
my cousin.
After everything was explained, the
V.P.S.O. let me go. I went back to the gym and stayed there while the
V.P.S.O. took Stan down to the police station. There he was charged
with a MCA and since he was only 16 he was released to his parents.
After thinking it was all over, the V.P.S.O. came back up and said he
needed to talk to me again. I was scared for awhile but I knew it
wasn't my fault. Then he said my cousin told him that I made him get
drunk. I denied it but he said Stan told him I gave him the money to
get a bottle. I told the cop Stan was lieing and that he had asked me
for money to get some things from the store and to pay for some of
the games he wanted to play. The V.P.S.O. almost believed Stan's lies
and thought about charging me. But I told him again I was telling him
the truth and he finally let me free.
Later I understood the reason why my
cousin lied. It was because he didn't want it to look like his fault.
Plus he was drunk and he didn't know he was blaming me for
everything. But after he sobered up he understood what he'd done, so
he said he was sorry and that he'd never do it to me
again.
A person can be so stupid and feel so
brave when he is drinking! So before you take a shot, or puff, think
twice. It will do you good! You won't get into trouble, and you won't
mess up your relationship with your family and friends, or your
education and health. And you also won't make a fool out of yourself.
Take this advice if you don't want to end up in the can. And your
life will be much more worth living!
By:Jackie Paul
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 |
Marshall
Cultural Atlas