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Yup'ik Raven This collection of student work is from Frank Keim's classes. He wants to share these works for others to use as an example of culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These documents have been OCR-scanned and are available for educational use only.


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Our New Arrival by Liz Fitka

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Our New Arrival

"This summer on May 29, we went over to the Bethel Regional Hospital to pick up our new adopted baby boy. His name is Kenneth Cyrus Patrick Fitka. His first name Kenneth is after his grandpa Charlie Heckman's middle name; his middle name, Cyrus, after my husband David's middle name; and Patrick, after his biological dad's name. He weighed 8 lbs and 5 oz., and was 20 inches long.

We first heard about him when he was three months along the way. As the time came closer to his arrival we were getting more excited. Then when the day came for him to be born, Kim and I went over to Bethel to await his arrival. It was the first time Kim had watched a real live birth. Everything went well, and now he's here with us. He is growing so fast. He already weighs about 20 lbs and measures 24 inches long. He likes to coo a lot and loves all the attention he gets. We love him very much and we are all so thankful that Patrick and Marianne didn't change their minds. They brought a very special gift to us."

By : Liz Fitka

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