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Guidebook for Integrating Cup'ik Culture and Curriculum

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Kashunamuit School District


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Guidebook
Cup'ik
Referenced by: ANKN Clearinghouse

Grade Level(s): K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Theme(s): Family, Language/Communication, Cultural Expression, Tribe/Community, Health/Wellness, Living in Place, Outdoor Survival, Subsistence, ANCSA, Applied Technology, Energy/Ecology, Exploring Horizons

Excerpt:

"The Kashunamiut School District is located in western Alaska, one of five major regions of Alaska. Chevak was one of the last communities to have contact with the outside world. Less than a hundred years ago the residents were nomadic and the culture was purely aboriginal. In the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s there was a trend toward consolidation of communities. The original school in Chevak was built by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the early 50s at the current site.

"GUIDEBOOK DEDICATION: School and community of Chevak

"PURPOSE: To establish guidelines for the staff of the Kashunamiut School District when integrating Cup'ik culture into the curriculum.

"OBJECTIVES:
"1. To improve the self-image of students in Kashunamiut School District.
"2. To teach reading and language arts more effectively.
"3. To increase respect, appreciation, and understanding of the Cup'ik culture.
"4. To encourage communication linkage between the school and community of Chevak."



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ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O.Box 756730
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
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