 Marshall
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.
Problems!
This summer was
different for me. Being here in Marshall was new to me. And I was
pregnant! I couldn't do what I used to in Pilot Station (my
hometown). I really couldn't go out on a boat ride with everyone
else, but I did once anyway with some young boys who went up to
Russian Mission to play basketball. It was a slow ride going up
because there was a boatload of us using only a small Lund with a
thirty-five on it. I tried to fall asleep so the trip would seem
faster. Instead, I got to catch up with the news on my family, since
they were the ones I caught the ride with. Luckily there was
something going on in Russian Mission, otherwise I would've been
stuck here in Marshall being miserable.
When we first got to Russian Mission the guys
who had gone up earlier were just getting ready to leave. I did not
know what to do, come back to Marshall with the guys or stay and be
with my family. Of course, I chose to come home with the guys because
my boyfriend, Terence, was with them. But we ended up having to stay
in Russian longer anyway, because the motor broke down. It was boring
there too, but at least we got away from being in Marshall so long.
After returning home, it was just another boring day.
Then I started having some problems with the
pregnancy. The day I went to the clinic was the start of an even
worse summer. I got sent to the hospital in Bethel the very day I was
seen in the clinic. In Bethel I was checked and then sent to stay in
the prematernal home where there were more pregnant women. I stayed
in there for three days until I was sent into Anchorage.
At first, the thought of being in the largest
city in Alaska excited me. But after I was seen in the hospital I was
given strict bed rest with only bathroom privileges. I slept a lot
and the rest gave me time to think about a lot of stuff, like how
much I missed going swimming, boat riding, and everything else
outside. I was stuck inside! I gained a lot of weight and lost most
of my strength. It was also very lonely because I only talked with
some of the nurses.
Because of my problems, the doctor decided to
go ahead and induce my labor. That really excited me. I was about to
see my baby, and I couldn't wait. Having the baby was a thrilling
experience because this is my first child. Coming home was another
thrill. I thought of all the fun things I could do when I get
home.
After I came home the summer was almost over. I
didn't get to do much even then because I had to recover from my
delivery. So, my summer was mostly spent inside. I'm sure glad it is
all over, and I'm especially glad to be out of the
hospital!
By Michelle
Polty
Student
Tales
Tales
from Parents and Community
Tales
from Our Elders
Tales from
Our School Staff
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 |
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| M&M Monthly |
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| 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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