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.
To see how the directory is categorized, go to Directory Categories
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Alaska Native Education Resource Directory:Organization Type: Category: Research http://www.linkupalaska.com/aboriginal/education/ List of organizations/web sites having information on Alaska Native education. School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
Alaska Native Language Center Aleut Language Research (University of Alaska Fairbanks):Organization Type: University/College Category: Research Dr. Jeff Leer Alutiiq Linguist jleer@mosquitonet.com P.O. Box 757680 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Dr. Leer is the leader in Alutiiq language research. He produced the primary written resources on Alutiiq language including the Alutiiq dictionary. Part of the writing team that developed the Looking Both Ways exhibit and book, he has served the Alutiiq region in teaching language lessons at several summer cultural camp programs. School District: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District ANCSA: Doyon, Limited Census Area: Fairbanks North Star Borough |
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 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 |
Alexandra J. McClanahan (CIRI):Organization Type: For Profit Category: Research Alexandra J. McClanahan Historian ajmcclanahan@ciri.com http://www.ciri.com/ P.O. Box 93330 Anchorage, AK 99509 Alexandra J. McClanahan, CIRI Historian, is the author of the oral histories Our Stories Our Lives, featuring elders, and Growing Up Native in Alaska, featuring young leaders. A journalist originally from Nebraska, she served as publisher and president of the Tundra Times from 1986 until 1991. She edited A Reference in Time, Alaska Native History Day by Day, and with CIRI shareholder Hallie L. Bissett she co-authored the Native directory Na'eda, Our Friends. She was the recipient of the Alaska Federation of Natives' Denali Award in 2001, given annually to a non-Native for service to the Native community. School District: Anchorage School District ANCSA: Cook Inlet Region Incorporated Census Area: Anchorage |
All Nations Alliance for Minority Participation:Organization Type: Category: Research http://www.skc.edu/amp/ Works with NSF to increase number of Native Americans graduating with science degrees. School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
American Indian and Alaska Native Education:Organization Type: Category: Research http://www.ed.gov/nativeamericanresearch/ Focuses on Executive Order #13096. School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
American Indian Education:Organization Type: Category: Research Jon Reyner http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/AIE/index.html Compiled by Jon Reyhner; extensive research on Native American education. School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
American Indian Higher Education Corporation (AIHEC):Organization Type: Category: Research http://www.aihec.org/ Post-secondary education for Native Americans School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
American Indian Relief Council (AIRC):Organization Type: Category: Research http://www.airc.org/ Works to improve lives of Native Americans by making positive changes to their communities. Includes information on education, health, economics, and housing. School District: ANCSA: Census Area: |
