Resource Directory
Here is the Resource List which was compiled for the First Alaskans Institute. If you wish to contribute to the Resource List, please email Sean Topkok.
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Alaska Native Professional Association:Organization Type: Non Profit Category: Educator Support and Professional Development Jack Zayon President jack.zayon@nana-colt.com http://www.anpa.net P.O. Box 202492 Anchorage, AK 99520 Native nonprofit organization created to encourage leadership among professional Alaska Native people. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Native Research Center (University of Alaska Anchorage):Organization Type: University/College Category: Research Jeane Eder, Ph.D. Director afjme@uaa.alaska.edu http://www.uaa.alaska.edu Anchorage, AK The mission of ANRC would be to generate grants, issue scholarly reports and engage in contractual/consultative work related to northern indigenous peoples, especially those of Southcentral Alaska, in accord with UAA?s Mission and Goals. It would be directed by a University-credentialed Alaska Native scholar/researcher with administrative experience. The ANRC would be linked to the American Indian Museum of the Smithsonian Institution as a satellite research center, allowing information links and training of indigenous peoples in the areas historical research, archival work, ethnography research among other areas. Program link with the Alaska Native Studies program at UAA would facilitate Alaska Native students becoming engaged in research. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Native Student Wisdom Enrichment Retreat (A.N.S.W.E.R. Camp):Organization Type: Category: Leadership Development Patrick Henry Camp Coordinator patrickh@serrc.org http://www.serrc.org/files/answer.asp 900 West 5th Avenue, Suite 101 Anchorage, AK 99501 Geared toward improving the math and science skills of 7th and 8th grade Alaska Natives, ANSWER Camp takes the learning process out of the classroom. By combining Alaska Native learning styles and traditional activities with middle school science and math applications in a camp setting, ANSWER Camp enables participants to build a bridge between learning in a formal setting and real life. To date, more than 950 students from 140 Alaskan communities have attended ANSWER Camp. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Native Studies (University of Alaska Fairbanks):Organization Type: University/College Category: Research James Ruppert Chair/Professor of Alaska Native Studies ffjkr@uaf.edu http://www.uaf.edu/ans P.O. Box 756300 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Phone: (907) 474-7181 The UAF Alaska Native Studies Department seeks to provide the student with a keen awareness of the scope, richness, and variety of Alaska Native cultural heritages, and a series of critical perspectives on the contemporary Native experience in the plural society of North America. The student's academic program will be interdisciplinary as it is built upon a combination of appropriate courses currently offered in other specialized disciplines and of an integrated set of core courses offered by the ANS Department. Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders An academic centerpiece of the Alaska Native Studies B.A. is its Elders-in-Residence program. Prominent tradition bearers from the Native community are invited to reside on the Fairbanks campus for extended periods each semester. Under the direction of Native Studies faculty, students enrolled in ANS 401 receive direct instruction from these distinguished elders. The course is designed to maximize student-elder contact inside and outside the classroom to learn about Native life, past and present. Festival of Native Arts festival@uaf.edu http://www.uaf.edu/festival Phone: (907) 474-7181 Each year UAF Native students organize a 3-day cultural celebration, inviting Native dance groups, artists, and craftsmen from all regions of the state. The Festival remains one of the largest Native cultural events to take place on an annual basis. Its purposes are (a) to provide students with an educational experience in organizing large-scale events, (b) to provide student with an opportunity to learn firsthand the rich diversity of living Native cultural traditions as seen through various art forms, (c) to promote and encourage the artistic expression of Native heritages, and (d) to provide a forum for greater public understanding of Native cultural traditions and values. School District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District ANCSA: Doyon, Limited Census Area: Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Alaska Native/Rural Education Consortium (ANREC):Organization Type: Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Frank W. Hill Director fnfwh@uaf.edu http://www.arcus.org/basc/programs/rsi.html 1577 C Street, Suite 300 Anchorage, AK 99501 AFN and UAF have established the Alaska Native/Rural Education Consortium (ANREC) to implement recommendations from a seminar series that focused on instruction to Alaska Native students. Working through institutions of higher education, the Alaska Department of Education, and tribal councils, the consortium will undertake a five-year initiative to systemically document the indigenous knowledge systems of Alaska Native people and develop pedagogical practices that will integrate indigenous knowledge into the curriculum, and restructure instructional practices to capitalize on Native learning styles to improve the science and mathematics achievement of students in Alaska Native village schools. (See Alaska Rural System Initiative) School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
Alaska Natives Commission:Organization Type: Non Profit Category: Common Shared Visions jkitka@nativefederation.org http://www.alaskool.org.resources/anc2/ANC2 c/o AFN, 1577 C Street, Suite 300 Anchorage, AK 99501 Alaska Natives Commission. Alaska Native Education, Report of the Education Task Force, Alaska Native Commission, Final Report, Volume 1, Section 4. Anchorage, AK, 1994. School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
Alaska Natural Resource and Outdoor Education Association (ANROE):Organization Type: Non Profit Category: Cultural Curriculum Development Eric Wade Executive Director admin@anroe.org http://www.anroe.org P.O. Box 871528 Wasilla, AK 99687 A statewide membership organization with the mission to promote and implement excellence in environmental education for all Alaskans. School teachers, naturalists, state and federal agency staff, and others who help young and old alike learn about and appreciate Alaska's natural resources. School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
Alaska Pacific University (APU):Organization Type: University/College Category: Accountability/Governance Doug North President dnorth@alaskapacific.edu http://www.alaskapacific.edu 4101 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 Alaska Pacific University is a private, independent university that promotes the fullest development of its students through liberal arts and professional programs while emphasizing individual attention to students, the development of leadership abilities, and the nurturing of spiritual and moral values consistent with its Christian heritage while respecting the religious convictions of all. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Pacific University - Rural Alaska Native Adult Program (RANA):Organization Type: University/College Category: Common Shared Visions Annette Zella Acting Director rana@alaskapacific.edu http://www.rana.alaskapacific.edu 4101 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99518 RANA is designed for rural Alaska Natives who wish to earn a college degree or certificate in one of several professional fields or continue their education by taking one or two college courses - without having to leave their home communities for long periods of time to study on a university campus. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
Alaska Parent Teacher Association:Organization Type: Non Profit Category: Parent, Individual, and Community Involvement Janice Louden Board President akpta@alaska.net http://www.akpta.org 619 E. 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99520 PTA (Parent Teacher Association) is a state and national affiliated organization dedicated to advocacy for all children. It has as resources other PTA units, state and national organizations, a voice in state and national legislation, and a network capability with seven million child advocates. PTA's work is based on the concept that many groups with similar goals working for children are much more effective and benefit more children than just a single organization working for the children on one campus. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
