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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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M.J. Joseph

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Me

I sat here waiting.
I listened while they
were talking.
Everything they were
saying was stirring in my head.
I was confused.
I thought to myself,
"What am I doing here?
I don't belong here."
I got up from my seat
but I was stopped by the students.
They had their eyes on me.
In their eyes I could see
hatred in them.
I trembled as I weakly
sat back in my seat.
I looked up and I could
see they were busy back
at what they were doing before.


Wii

Aqumgallruunga wani atanqiurelua.
Niicugnillruunga qanerturallratni.
Qanellrit tamalqurmeng akutngellruut umyugamni.
Uungutcitellruunga.
Tawall' umyugartuquiilii wangnun,
"Caliyia maani?
Man'a wii picirkaqenritaqa."
Nangercaqellruunga aqumvimneng
Taugaam ilama nuqtelqatna.
Tangvagalqatna.
Uumikelqa iingitni tangerrsumalqaqa.
Uulegtellruunga kayuuni aqumenqegtellemni
Aqumvimnun.
Maaten cumikenqigtanka
Ak'a calialermeggnun civuani ekenqigtellruulliut.

M.J. Joseph

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