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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.

 

 

 

 

Problems!

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

 

Some People Forget...

- Charlotte Alstrom

My MFP-SYEPT Summer

- John Tikiun Jr.

Two Engine Fury

- Garrett Evan

My Summer with SYETP

- Jackie George

Summer in Bethel

- Kathy Duny

Y1 Fishing

- Matthew Shorty

Trip to Mtn. Village

- Cheryl Hunter

Problems!

- Michelle Polty

My New Baby Girl

- Theresa George

One Shot Bear

- Jon Boots

A Few Days At Ohog

- Mary Jane Shorty

Summer Excitement

- Fred Alstrom

My Summer at Ohog

- Robert Pitka

My New Born Son

- Tanya Peter

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  
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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