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Yup'ik RavenMarshall Cultural Atlas

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

 

 

 

 

Christmas Togetherness

 

On Christmas Eve, 14 year old Jessica Gould from Upper Saddle, New Jersey, had no idea which parent to spend her Christmas with, so she decided to ask both of her parents, Coral and Erin, to have Christmas dinner together at a special restaurant.

A day before the dinner, Jessica knew that she had to talk with her mother because she was the one who seemed to start the arguments. And she had to ask her father not to be so rude whenever her mother would have something negative to say. To Jessica it seemed they only got along when she was around.

Jessica was very excited because they would all be together for the first time in half a year. Coral told her, though, that she wasn't really sure because she had a boyfriend, Emmitt. Jessica told her to bring him too. Coral knew how much Erin didn't like him, so she told Emmitt she wouldn't be long at the restuarant and that he should wait for her.

When they both met they said Merry Christmas and Erin gave a little present to both of them. Coral opened hers and they were 12 kt. earrings. She didn't know what to say. Jessica got a necklace with a gold heart and a diamond in the middle. Jessica hugged and kissed her father. Coral smiled and started to eat. Then she said, "Jessica I have to leave in a while, so I'll see you in a couple of days. Your father is taking you for a surprise trip back into the mountains." Jessica replied, "I thought maybe, if you don't have any plans, you could come with us. Please come. It would be so much fun." "I don't think so," Coral said, "because Emmitt is taking me to Hawaii and he wants me to meet some of his cousing. Next time, if I don't have any plans. Maybe New Year's Erin can do something with Emmitt. He owns this cottage near the mountains where there is this great lake. What do you think, Erin? I have to go now. I'll see you in a few days, Jessi. Bye."

"I'm sorry, dad, I've tried my best to get you two back together because I miss the both of you." Erin replied, "I feel stuck in the middle of this Jessi. This isn't your fault. It was too hard for both of us to live together and somehow we fell apart. Your mother and I love you so much, Jessica, and I still love your mother. But I guess it's over and I can't do anything about it." "But, it's so lonely having only one parent by my side when I need the both of you with me," Jessica complained. "It'll take time to get used to, Jessi," her dad said, "but I will always be by your side. C'mon let's go home."

By: Carmen Pitka

Christmas Togetherness

If I Were Divan

- Garrett Evan

Andy Finch's Christmas Vacation

- Fred Alstrom

Holly Riddle's Christmas Vacation

- Olga Moxie

Holly's Christmas Vacation

- Tanya Peter

Holly Riddle's Christmas Story

- Gerilyn Fitka

If I Were Holly Riddle

- Theresa George

Christmas Togetherness

- Carmen Pitka

If I Were Davin Coburn

- Chris Fitka

  

Student Stories

 

Tales by Parents

 

Tales by the Elders

 

Staff Stories

  

If I were...

 

The Christmas of my Dreams

 

Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000
Summer Time Tails 1992 Summertime Tails II 1993 Summertime Tails III
Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997
Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 Signs of the Times November 1996 Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations
Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out, the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 Yupik Gourmet - A Book of Recipes  
M&M Monthly    
Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 Happy Easter! March/April 1998 Merry Christmas December Edition 1997
Happy Valentine’s Day! February Edition 1998 Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997
Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon Bay Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981
The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska Poems of Hooper Bay Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students)
Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 People in Our Community
Buildings and Personalities of Marshall Marshall Village PROFILE Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A Glimpse of the Past’
Raven’s Stories Spring 1995 Bird Stories from Scammon Bay The Sea Around Us
Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the Weather Spring 1996 Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November, 1998 Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993
Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming and the future November, 1997 Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring, 1992

 

 
 

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