One of the storybooks originally completed by Bethel Agency Bilingual Education of Bureau of Indian Affairs. Now reprinted by Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bilingual Department, P.O. Box 305, Bethel, Alaska 99559.
Developed by Imogene Benton.
Illustrated by Beth Sturm.
Translated by James Berlin.

Cost: $1.25

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ANKN Clearinghouse P.O. Box 756730 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730 Tel: (907) 474-5897 or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Excerpt:
"Our present educational methods, at all levels, tend to foster a common intellectual skill: thinking the world to pieces. This skills is essential. Analysis, reductionism, specialization, departmentalization--our various techniques for fragmenting our knowledge of the world have made possible and continue to make possible humankind's technological progress. To the extent that this progress is beneficial, we would not want to abandon our ability to think the world to pieces."

Excerpt:
"Following cross-cultural practices in the school setting is not an easy task, especially in classes where there is a mixture of students from different cultures. If we consider Alaskan college classes, there might be over twenty in one class from different cultures; Alaska Natives, including Inupiaq, Yup'ik, Athabascan, Tlingit, Haida, Alaskan Whites, Lower '48 Whites, and other minority groups."

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An Introduction to the Justice System of Rural Alaska.

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Information about the resource can be found at:
ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O.Box 756730
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6730
Tel: (907) 474-5897

Information about the resource can be found at:
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P.O.Box 756730
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6730
Tel: (907) 474-5897

One of the storybooks originally completed by Bethel Agency Bilingual Education of Bureau of Indian Affairs. Now reprinted by Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bilingual Department, P.O. Box 305, Bethel, Alaska 99559.
Developed by Imogene Benon.
Illustrated by Janice Kisch.
Translated by Oscar Alexie.

Cost: $1.25

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ANKN Clearinghouse P.O. Box 756730 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730 Tel: (907) 474-5897 or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Developed by Bethel Agency Bilingual Education Center for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Oregon College of Education. Illustrated by Teri Sloat. Written in Yup'ik.
Cost: $18.75

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ANKN Clearinghouse P.O. Box 756730 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730 Tel: (907) 474-5897 or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Pre-primer 2 with full color illustrations by Teri Sloat. Developed by Bethel Agency Bilingual Education Center for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Oregon College of Education. Written in Yup'ik.
Cost: $18.75

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ANKN Clearinghouse P.O. Box 756730 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730 Tel: (907) 474-5897 or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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A compilation of personal stories about experiences as Yup'ik teachers within the Lower Kuskokwim School District.
Cost: $3.75

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Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Adapted into Yup'ik by Walter Tirchick, Anna Andrew, Betty Gilman
Illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyuok
Published with permission of the BDBE by Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel, Alaska 99559
ISBN 1-55036-485-5 Design, typesetting and co-ordination by Nortext (Iqaluit), P.O. Box 8, Iqaluit, Nunavut (Northwest Territories), Canada.
First published 1989 by Baffin Divisional Borad of Education (BDBE), Iqaluit, Nunavut (Northwest Territories), Canada.
Yup'ik translation @ 1995 Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel, Alaska @ Inuktitut story Peesee Pitsiulak @Illustrations Germaine Arnaktauyok
All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electroic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without the consent of the publisher, is an infringement of the copyright law.
Cost: $9.

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Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Includes research materials on archaeology, climate, agriculture, education, entomology, geography, geology, Geophysics, Glaciology, government, history, literature, Native peoples, public health, socioloby, transpoirtation & communications, vegetation and wildlife. Teacher and library reference.

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Alaska Yukon Library
Anchorage, AK
Telephone: (907) 474-5897
email: Alaska Yukon Library

This notebook includes a summary of the curriculum guide for the Yukon Flats School District. It goes through each grade level and subjects for the high school level to summarize the contents.This is the first draft, so there may be a final version available through the school district.

Yukon Flats School District
P.O. Box 359
Fort Yukon, Alaska 99740
Phone: (907) 662-2515

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This program requires FileMaker Pro 3.0 or better. A template without students records is available for downloading by clicking on the green button below.

Students work on this program to gather information to be stored in a database with multimedia capabilities. It is very important that the students work with Elders and community members to gather Indigenous knowledge.

CY5. Compiled by S.A.Jacobson . Yup'ik-English entries and English-Yup'ik index with postbases, enclitics, regional entries. Appendices cover special topics including numerals, kinship, the calendar and more. Paperbound.

1996 reprint (1984) 758 pp. ISBN 0-933769-21-0 $35.00

Excerpt:

"This book deals with the Yup'ik Eskimo language spoken in the area of western Alaska bounded by St. Michael to the north, by Naknek or Egegik to the south, and including the villages along the Nushagak River, the lower parts of the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers and the coast and tundra between these rivers....
"...This book is intended to be the basis of a two year college course which will serve the needs of non-speakers wishing to learn the Yup'ik language, and speaker wishing to gain literacy and an understanding of the grammatical structure of their language..." SJ IR

Excerpt:

"This book deals with the Yup'ik Eskimo language spoken in the area of western Alaska bounded by St. Michael to the north, by Naknek or Egegik to the south, and including the villages along the Nushagak River, the lower parts of the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers and the coast and tundra between these rivers....
"...This book is intended to be the basis of a two year college course which will serve the needs of non-speakers wishing to learn the Yup'ik language, and speaker wishing to gain literacy and an understanding of the grammatical structure of their language..." SJ IR

CY14 (Eng). An aid to choosing the correct Yup'ik word for a given situation.

1996 27 pp. ISBN 1-55500-055-X $4.00

Yup'ik for Non-Speakers CD authored by Sophie Barnes and Oscar Alexie of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel. Price is $ 60.00 per CD. This is a first time production of the CD so we are asking for feedback. If interested in purchasing please mail a check to:
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Kuskokwim Campus
Box 368
Bethel, Alaska.
If you want to order by credit card please call 907-543-4533. This first time offer will include prepaid shipping. Email Ann Willert, ANNW@bethel.alaska.edu

Excerpt:

This workbook was created for many reasons. Urban students across the nation, and in Alaska, are exposed to the media on a regular basis and offered educational media opportunities on a regular basis. In rural areas, however, students are isolated from the media and are not routinely offered journalism or media programs. Journalism has historically been considered a "luxury" or an extracurricular activity, not part of the core curriculum. There is ample research to show that journalism instruction is not a luxury, rather, it provides relevance to writing programs, enhances social skills and creates a better understanding of history and current issues. Journalism programs also create an outlet for reading and writing, using materials based on economic, cultural, social and historical issues. Most important, journalism gives students a sense of voice, public service and creates better informed citizens which leads to empowered citizens.

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Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Excerpt:

This workbook was created for many reasons. Urban students across the nation, and in Alaska, are exposed to the media on a regular basis and offered educational media opportunities on a regular basis. In rural areas, however, students are isolated from the media and are not routinely offered journalism or media programs. Journalism has historically been considered a "luxury" or an extracurricular activity, not part of the core curriculum. There is ample research to show that journalism instruction is not a luxury, rather, it provides relevance to writing programs, enhances social skills and creates a better understanding of history and current issues. Journalism programs also create an outlet for reading and writing, using materials based on economic, cultural, social and historical issues. Most important, journalism gives students a sense of voice, public service and creates better informed citizens which leads to empowered citizens.

Information about the resource can be found at:
ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 756730
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

TEACHER'S GUIDE

Secondary Yup'ik Language and Culture Program for the Lower Kuskokwim School District

LEVEL I

Developed by the Lower Kuskokwim School District Bilingual / Bicultural Department

Chase Hensel and Phyllis Morrow Bilingual Materials Developers/Teacher Trainers

Design & Layout by Penny Panlener

copyright 1987

Lower Kuskokwim School District
Bilingual / Bicultural Department

Introduction to the Teacher's Guide,

LEVEL I - Secondary Yup'ik Language and Culture Program

OVERVIEW

The Yup'ik Language and Culture Curriculum is the first secondary program to be offered to students entirely in the Yup'ik language. As such, it represents a landmark in bilingual education in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. This program is presented with optimism, and with a sense of faith in the young adults of the region, that they will assure the survival of the Yup'ik language and traditions for the future.
Throughout the program, a number of themes reappear. These themes are centered around the idea that, although language and culture change over time, they change in patterned and understandable ways. This means that people can, and do, adapt traditions, values, and words to meet their present needs, so that times of change do not necessarily mean times of cultural destruction. It is a major aim of this program to help students discover ways to apply the strengths of their ancestors to the unique situations in which they may find themselves. As old methods of problem-solving are applied to new problems, so methods of effective communication endure through time, even though the subjects about which people communicate, change.
The program involves students in a series of projects and activities, during the course of the school year, that require real-life skills and community-based decisions. The activities involve reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the Yup'ik language in a variety of contexts. Activities are designed to challenge students' creativity, increase their motivation, and develop positive attitudes about themselves, their communities, and their language.
Evaluation of student progress is stressed as an integral part of each project. Pacing and instructional methods are flexible and culturally appropriate, to allow for individual needs and variations among classes in different villages. Ample supplemental materials, and suggestions for expansion of projects, are provided to challenge highly motivated students.

Cost: $25.

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Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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CY13 (Eng) Booklet and two cassette tapes. Useful phrases and model conversations.

1996 62 pp.+2 hrs. ISBN 1-55500-056-8 $26.00

Excerpt:
"Territorial occupation of the Yup'ik Eskimos was usually limited to coastal and island areas of the south and western coasts of Alaska and points on the eastern Siberian peninsula of Chukotak."

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Oral Traditions of an Eskimo People

Yupik Lore is a fascinating collection of Eskimo stories. Some are true; some are tales. All are typical of the kind of stories passed from paresnts to children so that the culture, along with language and love, may be passed on to the next generation.
These stories are by and are about the Central Yupik people of southwestern Alaska, the largest cultural group native to the state. The Yupik language is still very much alive in the homes and schools of the region. For this reason the text of the stories is presented in its original and authentice Eskimo version, as well as with and English translation.
The stories in this book serve to teach, to entertain, and at times to encourage young people to live according to the wisdom accumulated over the ages.
You will find in this book short stories, along with accounts of past history and customs. You will find the teachings and common wisdom of the elders. You will even find instructions, rules, and recipes for Eskimo living. Finally, you will find the fables, myths, and legends which enlivened many a long, dark, winter evening for Eskimo families.
Each of the stories in this book reflects some facet of a way of life in one of the world's most harsh and unrelenting climates. Beneath the cold of the far north, however, you will find in this book the warmth of a people.
Cost: $22.

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ANKN Clearinghouse P.O. Box 756730 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730 Tel: (907) 474-5897 or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Adapted into Yup'ik by Walter Tirchick, Anna Andrew, Betty Gilman
Illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyuok
Published with permission of the BDBE by Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel, Alaska 99559
ISBN 1-55036-488-X
Design, typesetting and co-ordination by Nortext (Iqaluit), P.O. Box 8, Iqaluit, Nunavut (Northwest Territories), Canada. First published 1989 by Baffin Divisional Borad of Education (BDBE), Iqaluit, Nunavut (Northwest Territories), Canada.
Yup'ik translation @ 1995 Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel, Alaska @ Inuktitut story Rhoda Ungalaq @Illustrations Germaine Arnaktauyok
All rights reserved. The use of any part of this publication reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electroic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without the consent of the publisher, is an infringement of the copyright law.
Cost: $9.

Information about the resource can be found at:

ANKN Clearinghouse P.O. Box 756730 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730 Tel: (907) 474-5897 or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

Charles Kashatok Yup'ik Curriculum Specialist P.O.Box 305 Bethel, Alaska 99559 Tel: (907) 543-4853 or email: Charles_Kashatok@fc.lksd-do.org

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Excerpt:

"A well designed curriculum framework is a dynamic toll providing guidance for local innovation. Curriculum frameworks also represent opportunities for dialogue and professional development that encourages local decision making. A curricular framework is a bridge between established standards and classroom practice. It articulates, organizes, and integrates the content and processes of education in a particular discipline. The design of this science framework requires the active involvement of all classroom teachers during succeeding years to continually revise and develop the curriculum in order to improve student learning."

Excerpt from Introduction by Eric Madsen:

"Occasionally an author takes bit and pieces of information that many people are more or less familiar with and puts them together in a way that offers new possibilities for understanding events around us. The focal paper in this volume, Harold Napoleon's Yuuyaraq, is such a discussion about the initial and continuing effects of the epidemics that afflicted Alaskan Natives from the 1770s through the 1940s."