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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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Gabriel Duny
Bookkeeper

Gabriel Duny was born in Anchorage in 1974 and he grew up here in Marshall. He also attended high school here. He did not attend college because he had no interest in further education.

Gabe has worked in the Co-op Store for four years and doesn't know how long he plans to work there. He likes his job because he gets to work with numbers. He was first interested in this job as bookkeeper because he wouldn't have as much contact with people as he did when he was a retail clerk. To get the job he only needed on-the-job training from his former employer, Leslie Hunter, and some from Roberta Fitka who had the same job as he does now. If he is unable to complete his paperwork, he gets help from his boss, Willie Fitka, or he calls the ANICA office in Seattle for advice. Gabe's job keeps him stimulated because there is always something for him to do on a daily basis, such as reconciling accounts, monthly and quarterly taxes, etc. The best thing about his job is that he doesn't have to be around people as much, and the worst thing about it is when customers bother him with questions that the clerks can answer while he is trying to do his paperwork.

Gabriel Duny. lives with his sister and two brothers, and they affect his job performance in more than one way. Some days they have a negative influence on him and some days they have a positive one. "It all depends on the outcome of the day," he says. "When I am stressed, they seem to know it and don't bother me as much. But when the day's gone fine, it usually lasts 'til I go to bed."

Rose Lynn Fitka


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