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Getting it Together in Chevak: A Case Study of a Youth Organization In a Rural Alaskan Village

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McDiarmid, Bill


July 1981

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Cup'ik
Referenced by: ANKN Clearinghouse

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Theme(s): Exploring Horizons

Excerpt:
"This is a study of a youth organization in a Western Alaskan Eskimo village. The Chevak Village Youth Association, Inc. (CVYA) has existed since 1976 with the stated purpose 'to provide organized activities by the young people of Chevak, both recreational and educational for the benefit of the young people and the community...'"

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