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AlaskaNativeStudiesConferenceProgramBreathingNewLifeintoOurLanguages:PromotingWellnessinOurLanguage

Communities

PANELS-AT-A-GLANCEApril15-16,2016

Friday,April15th

2:00pm–3:30pm

CarryingtheWaterforOurFamilies:UsingDatatoAddressSuffering RH111 (2-3:30pm) Moderator:MaliaVillegasTransformativeModelsinIndigenousLanguages RH117 (2-3:30pm) Moderator:BethGinondidoyLeonardPiciryararputCiumurulluki-AdaptingQasgiryaraq(TeachingandLearningCenter) RH211 (2-3:30pm) AlaskaNativeScienceandEngineeringLongitudinalModel:K-12toHigherEducation RH220 (2-3:30pm) Moderator:JeaneBreinigNewIndigenousResearchMethodologies&Healing RH316 (2-3:30pm) Moderator:CherylWilgaEthnohistoryintheArchives:MakingtheCharlesV.Lucierpapersmorediscoverable BMH118 (2-3:30pm) Moderator:MedeiaCsoba-DeHass

IndigenousSpaceandPlace BMH228 (2-3:30pm) Moderator:TonyKalissInnovativeModelsforHealingandWellness BMH235

(2-3:30pm) Moderator:?AnInter-TribalYouthWellnessCourtforAlaska:WhatisthePotential? PSB166Whatmightbethechallenges?Whataretheopportunitiesforinnovation? (2-3:30pm) Moderator:EdgarBlatchford

4:00pm–5:30pmExploringResearchCareers:OpportunitieswithinaTribalHealthOrganization RH111 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:KatMilligan-MyhreIndigenousHealingthroughtheArts RH117 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:MariaWilliams

CulturallyRelevantEducationattheSecondaryLevel RH211 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:SeanAsiqłuqTopkokIndigenousValues&Leadership RH316 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:ThomasSwensenReclaimingOurHealth:IndigenousPerspectivesonHealth,WellbeingandHealing BMH116 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:JudithRamosPoetryandPower BMH118 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:KirstenAndersonSpirituality&Ceremony BMH228 (4-5:30pm) Moderator:DianeHirshberg SupportingWellnessofIndigenousStudentsOutsidetheClassroom BMH235 (4-5:30pm)AlaskaNativePhDStudents’ParticipatoryActionResearch:ExploringParallelProcesses PSB210-C (4-5:30pm)

5:30pm–6:45pmSpecialInterestGroupWorkSessions AlaskaNativeStudiesCouncil BMH116

AlaskaNativeUndergraduateandGraduateStudents,MixerandDiscussion BMH235K-12Educators BMH239CommunityOrganizations RH111

Saturday,April16th

PosterPresentations FoyerofRH (1-5pm)

1:00pm–2:30pm

IssuesofHistoricalTrauma RH111 (1-2:30pm) Moderator:RoyMitchellTheMedicineHorseWay:TheIndigenousPeoplesoftheAmericas RH112andtheirTraditionalHorses (1-2:30pm) EnglishStudiesasaSiteforHealing:AConversationAboutPlace-Based RH117andIndigenousPedagogyintheEnglishClassroom (1-2:30pm) History,OralTraditions,andContemporaryTexts RH211 (1-2:30pm) Moderator:AmandaKookeshBUILD-EXITOatUAA RH220 (1-2:30pm)

Co-ManagementSymposiumFindings:CreatingaSpaceforDialogue RH316

(1-2:30pm) Moderator:JessicaBlackTheHealingEfficacyofIndigenousSelf-RepresentationinNarrative BMH116 (1-2:30pm) Moderator:JeaneBreinigWorkingwithAlaskaNativeCollections:Challenges,OpportunitiesandCollaborations BMH117PartI (1-2:30pm) Moderator:KirstenAndersonIḷisaġvikCollege-Alaska’sOnlyTribalCollege BMH228 (1-2:30pm) Moderator:RebeccaDreierCatalyzingPositiveChangethroughConversation PSB219 (1-2:30pm) Moderator:CharleneStern

2:45pm–4:15pmIndigenousKnowledgeSystems:TheSeenandUnseen:ReturningtoHarmony RH111 (2:45-4:15pm) PreventingSuicideinNunavik:ALearningJourneyfromRecommendationtoActing RH112 (2:45-4:15pm) StoryandTaskBasedApproachestoEngageAlaskaNativeStudentsthroughTechnology RH211 (2:45-4:15pm) AlaskaNativeBusinessModels RH316 (2:45-4:15pm) Moderator:SharonLindWorkingwithAlaskaNativeCollections:Challenges,OpportunitiesandCollaborations BMH117PartII (2:45-4:15pm) Moderator:MedeiaCsoba-DeHassFirstStewards:StrengtheningTribalGovernance BMH228throughNaturalResourceManagementPlanning (2:45-4:15pm) Moderator:?AlaskaNativeKnowledgeNetwork PSB204-B (3:45-4:15pm) NativeCulturalIdentityePortfolio:AtoolforIdentityDevelopmentandHealing PSB210-C (2:45-4:15pm) NewEducationalParadigms PSB219 (2:45-4:15pm) Moderator:HeidiSenungetuk

4:30pm–6:00pm

LiteracyforEmergentBilinguals:CommunitiesofPracticeforTeacherActionResearch RH117 (4:30-6pm)

AlaskaNativeSciences RH211 (4:30-6pm) Moderator:RyanHarrodSharingStrategiesforEngagingAlaskaNativeStudentsintheCollegeClassroom RH220 (4:30-6pm) ProtectingtheRighttoExistasaPeople: RH316NewDevelopments,Methodologies,andTechnologyintheIndigenousCulturalandIntellectualPropertyRightsField (4:30-6pm) Moderator:?IndigenousKnowledgeSystems BMH117 (4:30-6pm) Moderator:?HealingisEmpowerment:ReducingtheIncarceration&RecidivismRatesofNativeWomen BMH118andrestoringtheirPlaceinCultureandCommunity (4:30-6pm) Moderator:DianeL’xeis’Benson,MFADiigwizhi’Geerahtan'TeachingourKnowledge': BMH228InnovativeIndigenousGovernanceandLeadershipforaRapidlyChangingWorld (4:30-6pm) Moderator:CharleneSternDeconstructingaCyclicalPublicEducationParadigmVoidofBalanceandHarmony: PSB148IndigenousWorldviewasoneRestorativeSolution (4:30-6pm) Moderator:TonyKalissYuuyaraq“TheWayWeLive”andNeedforYup’ikControl PSB166ofourDestinythroughEducation (4:30-6pm) Moderator:DaleeSambo-DoroughBelkofski:AnOralHistoryofanAbandonedVillageintheEasternAleutians PSB204-B (4:30-6pm) Indigenousvs.WesternEthics PSB219 (4:30-6pm) Moderator:JeaneBreinig

PreconferenceInUAAinGorsuchCommons

Thursday,April14th

8:00am–8:45amRegistration(coffee/tea/breakfastmuffins)

8:45amWelcome–RoyMitchell9:00am–10:30amFirstPanelDiscussion:“BestPracticesinCreatingNew,FluentSpeakers”(Languageimmersionschools;master-apprenticeteams;fluentsecond-languagespeakersraisingtheirchildrenwithanAlaskaNativefirstlanguage)AllanHayton,DoyonFoundation’slanguagerevitalizationprogramdirectorRoyMitchell,StateofAlaska,AlaskaNativeLanguagePreservationKariShaginoff,ChickaloonVillageYaNeDahAhSchool,withbutVideKrotoandPhilipLingSondraShaginoff-Stuart,KenaiPeninsulaCollege10:30am–11:00amDemonstrationsoflanguageteaching/learning

(fivetotenminuteseach)

GrantRebne:AhtnaKariShaginoff:AhtnaB.YaayukAlvanna-Stimpfle:InupiaqRoyMitchell:Yup’ik11:00am–12:30pmSecondPanelDiscussion:“SocialandEconomicForcesthatDiscourageUseofAlaskaNativeLanguages:HowtoReversetheTrendsandReverseLanguageShift”LawrenceD.Kaplan,AlaskaNativeLanguageCenter,UAFRoyMitchell,StateofAlaska,AlaskaNativeLanguagePreservation

12:30pm–1:30pmLunchBreak

(Boxlunchesavailable,mustbepaidforinadvance,$15each)

1:30pm–3:00pmThirdPanelDiscussion:“HistoricalTraumaandLanguageLoss:HowtoHealOurselvesandOurCommunities”AnnetteEvansSmith,AlaskaNativeHeritageCenterandANLPAC

B.YaayukAlvanna-Stimpfle,KawerakEskimoHeritageProgramandANLPAC3:00pm–4:30pmHealingCircleActivity

5:00pm–7:00pmPanelWrap-Up:Summaryresponsebytwoorthreeindividuals;

Languageteaching/learningdemonstrations;Eveningsocial(withsingers/drummers/dancers)

PanelScheduleInUAARasmusonHall(RH),BeatriceMcDonaldHall(BMH),andProfessionalStudiesBuilding(PSB)

Friday,April15th

8:00am–9:00amRegistrationinfoyerofWendyWilliamson Auditorium

Coffee/tea/pastriessponsoredby:Alcohol,Drug&WellnessEducator,DeanofStudentsOffice

9:00amCeremonialOpeningPrayerbyDr.RitaBlumenstein

WelcomebyOrganizingCommittee,ChancellorCase&ProvostGingerich

9:45am–10:45amMichaelYellowBird,KeynoteSpeaker10:45am–11:30amQ&AwithKeynoteSpeaker

11:45am–1:45pmBoxLunchesinStudentUnionCafeteria

(therewillbeamicrophonesopeoplecanshareannouncements,sharestories,etc.)

2:00pm–3:30pmConcurrentSessions

CarryingtheWaterforOurFamilies:UsingDatatoAddressSufferingModerator:MaliaVillegasRH111,2:00pm–3:30pm

MaliaVillegas,PhD,NationalCongressoftheAmericanIndianAmberEbarb,NationalCongressoftheAmericanIndianAndreaSanders,AlaskaNativePolicyCenter,FirstAlaskansInstituteRoundtableAbstract:ThereisarangeofexistingdataavailablethatwecanusetounderstandmoreabouttheexperiencesofourAlaskaNativefamilies.Bysourcingnationalandstatedata,NCAI'sPolicyResearchCenterhasgeneratednarrativesaboutAlaskaNativefamilyeconomiccapability,accesstoopportunity,childhealthandwellness,andsysteminvolvement.Inthisworkshop,wewillpresentthesenarrativesandinviteparticipantstocommentonthese,offertheirownafterlookingatthedatasynthesized,andsharinginsightsonstrategiestoaddresstheneedsofourAlaskaNativefamilies.Thetitleofthesessiondescribesourresponsibilitytousedatatomeettheneedsofourfamilies.WeareinvitingourpartnersattheAlaskaNativePolicyCentertofacilitateandinformthediscussion.

TransformativeModelsinIndigenousLanguagesModerator:BethGinondidoyLeonard

RH117,2:00pm-3:30pmKathrynOhle,PhD,CollegeofEducation,UAACambriaHoutte,UAANinaLee,UAAJointPaper:SupportingNativeLanguagesandEncourageEarlyLiteracywithChildren'sBooks

TohelpincreaseearlyliteracyandsupportthepreservationofAlaskaNativelanguages,weareworkingonaprojectthatprovideschildren’sbookstofamilies,children,andteachersinCup’ik,Inupiaq,andTlingitthroughtheuseofafreedigitallibrary,UniteForLiteracy.com.ThisapproachwasbasedonrecommendationsfromtheAlaskaNativeLanguagePreservationandAdvisoryCouncil,whosuggestedthebestmethodtoreinforcelanguageandculturewastopromotewholefamilylearningandspeakingthroughopportunitiesthatfocusonearlylanguageacquisition.Whileresultsfromthisprojectareforthcoming,ouraimistoshareourapproach,implementationefforts,andresultingartifactsandtohelpothersseethisisaviableoptionforpreservingandpromotingtheirnativelanguagewhileincreasingeducationaloutcomesforstudents.X’uneiLanceATwitchellIndividualPresentation:TheTortureofGenocide:HowtheNarrativesofOurEldersImpactsLanguageRevitalizationTodayAbstract:ThispresentationexaminestestimoniesgivenbyAlaskaNativeeldersaboutexperiencestheywentthroughatatimewhenAlaskanandAmericaneducationexecutedgenocidalpoliciesofindigenouslanguagemurder.AlaskaNativelanguages,people,andcommunitiescarrytheweightoflanguageloss,andoftendosoinrelativeisolation.Historicaltraumainindigenouscommunitiesofteninvolvesstoriesthatareoftenignored,dismissed,oroverlookedintermsofwhattheyintendedtodoandactuallysucceededindoing.Thisleavesuswiththefollowingquestions:1)howdoindigenouscommunitiesusethesenarrativesasmotivationinrevitalizationefforts?2)howdoagencieswithhistoricalresponsibilities—governmentandchurches—accountfortheirdisastrousresultsbysupportingcurrentlanguagerevitalizationeffortsfinancially,morally,andphysically?

PiciryararputCiumurulluki-AdaptingQasgiryaraq(TeachingandLearningCenter)

RH211,2:00pm–3:30pmPanigkaqAgathaJohn-Shields,ABD,UAAFacultyPiiyuukOliviaShields,UAAStudentArevgaqTheresaJohn,PhD,UAFfacultyMiisaqMarkJohn,MSW,AssistantCulturalAdvisorAbstract:ThepanelwillfocusonTraditionalYup’ikhealingandwellnessasitpertainstotheiracademic,professionalandpersonalexperiencesinmodernlifethroughthethematicframeworkof“modernQasgiq”(anancientindigenouscommunaltrainingandlearningcenter).DiscussantswilldemonstratethiscriticalconceptbysharingtheirownstoriesasYup’ikcollegestudents,collegeprofessors,andasanativecorporateemployee.Eachwilldescribehowtheyadaptandadjustinurbanlifethroughembracingancestralhealingandwellnessrightspassedonbygrandparentsandparents.PanelistswilltakeaproactiveapproachtoarticulatehowtheyshowresiliencyinYugtunlanguageandculture.Thispresentationisinhonorofourlatefather’steachings,Dr.ChiefKangrilnguqPaulJohn,ofToksookBay.Tailuciikayuqlutaelitevsairnaurtukut/Joinustolearnmoretogether.AlaskaNativeScienceandEngineeringLongitudinalModel:K-12toHigherEducation

Moderator:JeaneBreinigRH220,2:00pm–3:30pm

HerbSchroeder,ViceProvostforANSEPandFounder,UAAMattCalhoun,AssistantProfessor,CivilEngineering,UAAMicheleYatchmeneff,AssistantProfessor,CivilEngineering,UAAAbstract:TheAlaskaNativeScienceandEngineeringProgramorANSEPwilladdresstheirK-12initiativesandtheirstatewideoutreach.

NewIndigenousResearchMethodologies&HealingModerator:CherylWilgaRH316,2:00pm–3:30pm

JordanP.Lewis(Aleut,NativeVillageofNaknek),PhD,MSW,CPG,IndigenousWellnessResearchinstitute,UniversityofWashingtonSchoolofSocialWorkIndividualPaper:TheimportanceofgenerativitytohealAlaskaNativeEldersandcommunities:AdevelopinginterventionAbstract:AlaskaNativesgrewupinastrongknitcommunity,surroundedbyEldersandlovedones,teachingushowtocareforothers,andfindourownidentityasahealthyperson.ThispresentationisaculminationofmyresearchstudieswithAlaskaNativeEldersinAlaskaandSeattle,andwillhighlighttheimportanceofgenerativityonthehealthandwellbeingofElders,families,andcommunities.ThelackofappropriateoutletstopassonknowledgenegativelyimpactsthehealthandwellbeingofEldersandthisstudythispresentationwilldiscussthedevelopmentofagenerativity-basedinterventionforAlaskaNativeElderstopromoteandencouragemeaningfulengagementforallages.MariaChristinaCrouch(DegHit'anAthabascan),DoctoralStudent,Clinical-CommunityPsychology,UAA-UAFIndividualPaper:QualityofLifeResearchandMethodology:DevelopingaMeasureforAlaskaNativePeoplesAbstract:Qualityoflife(QOL)isoftencomplicatedbyglobalmeasuresthatignoretheuniquenessofcultureandcontext.TheresearchisinundatedwithWesterninfluenceandcolonizedapproaches,andindigenouswaysofknowingareoftenoverlookedanddevalued.Diversemethodologiesareafirststepinstakeholdercollaboration;mixed-methodsresearchandCommunityBasedParticipatoryResearch(CBPR)areameansofcapturingthelivedrealitiesandworldviewsofindigenouspopulations.TheseapproachesallowforAlaskaNative(AN)voiceinallaspectsoftheresearchprocess.AculturallyrelevantandsoundmeasureofQOLforANpeoples,mustincorporatethevoiceofthestakeholdersandtheindigenousknowledgeandtraditionalvaluesthatcontributetothebeautifulandinvaluableculturesofANpeoples.EleanorAankeenaa,GaaniidaaHadden(Tlingit,HaidaandTsimshianfromKetchikan),CuratorofCollectionsandExhibits,AlaskaNativeHeritageCenterIndividualPaper:BCG:TheUseofAlaskaNativeChildreninMedicalExperimentsusingtheTuberculosisVaccineBCGAbstract:ThispresentationisanethnohistoricalaccountandcritiqueofamedicalexperimentconductedonNativeNorthAmericans,specificallySoutheastAlaskaNatives,from1935-38involvingtheBCGvaccinefortuberculosis,withfollow-upstudiesthatcontinueduntil1998.Theresearchquestionforthispresentationiswhetherinformedconsentwasgiventothesubjectsoriginallyorthroughoutthefollow-upstudytimeframe.Theinitialtestingusedover3000AmericanIndianswiththefinalnumberof“participants”being3001,ofwhich,981wereTlingit,HaidaandTsimshianchildrenfromSoutheastAlaska.EthnohistoryintheArchives:MakingtheCharlesV.Lucierpapersmorediscoverable

Moderator:MedeiaCsobaDeHassBMH118,2:00pm–3:30pm

AlyssaWillett,M.A.Student,UAAVeronicaDenison,MLIS,Archivist,UAA/APUArchivesandSpecialCollectionsJosieOliva,B.A.Student,UAASydneyDeusenberry,B.S.Student,UAA

Abstract:Inspring2015,thestudentsoftheUniversityofAlaskaAnchorage'sEthnohistoryofAlaskaNatives,taughtbyDr.CsobaDeHass,beganupdatingthefindingaidfortheCharlesV.LucierpapersintheUAA/APUArchivesandSpecialCollections,andcompletedmetadatataggingofrecords.ThiswillcontinuetobeacollaborativeprojectwiththeArchives.ThepanelpresentationwilldiscussthecontentsoftheCharlesV.Lucierpapers,specificallyAlaskananthropologypractices,communityinvolvementinthearchaeologicalexcavationsofLucierandHelgeLarsennearDeering,Alaska,andhowthecollectionrelatestothethemeofwellnessandhealing.Thepanelwillalsodiscusshowaddingfurtherdescriptiontothecollectionguidewillaidresearchersinsearchingthroughanddiscoveringtherecordsinthecollection.

IndigenousSpaceandPlaceModerator:TonyKaliss

BMH228,2:00pm–3:30pmJanaVLekanoffQawalanginTribeofUnalaskaUAAAnthropologymajor/AlaskaNativeStudiesminorPosterPresentation:PlaceNamesofUnalaskaIslandAbstract:The"PlaceNamesofUnalaskaIsland"projectfocusesonthenumerousandchangingplacenamesforbothwaterandterrestrialfeaturesonthelandscapeofUnalaskaIsland.LinkedwithGoogleEarth,thisonlineculturalresourceseekstocollectnamesfromtheindigenousUnanganlanguage,aswellasthetwodominantlanguagesofRussianandEnglishthatrepresentthesystemsofcolonialpowerthatenteredtheAleutianregion.Alongwithtracingthechangingframeworkoflanguageandplace,thePlaceNamesofUnalaskaIslandprojectassemblesvaluableUnanganculturalknowledgewiththegoalofemphasizingthelongevityandskillrequiredoftheUnanganpeopletosurviveintheharshAleutianclimate.ShannonBusby,GraduateStudent,UAFIndividualPaper:PlantsandWellnessAmongAlaskaNativePeopleinBarrowAlaskaAbstract:Plantshaveplayedakeyroleinwellnessthroughouttheworld,includinginNorthernAlaska.ThefoodenvironmentinruralAlaskahasundergonearapidtransitionascommunitieshavegonefromsubsistencetocashbasedeconomies.Asthisnutritiontransitioncontinuesandisfurtherimpactedbyclimatechange,ruralAlaskansneeddiversefoodsourcestomaintainhealthandimproveresilience.IntakeofvegetablesandfruitsaroundthenationislowerthanrecommendedandinruralAlaskaitiswellbelowthenationalaverage.Understandingcurrentperceptionsandpreferencesofdifferentsourcesofedibleplantswillhelpidentifywherethefoodsystemneedsstrengtheningandhowtodirectnutritioneducation.Thiscasestudyusedamixedmethodsapproachthroughaconcurrentembeddeddesign.FocusgroupsandquestionnaireswereusedtodeterminewhereBarrowcommunitymemberssourcetheirproduce,whetherthereisaperceiveddifferencebetweenthehealthcontributionsofstoreboughtproduceandgatherednativeplants,andinterestingardening.DataisbeinganalyzedthroughcodinginAtlastianddescriptivestatistics.Preliminaryresultsshowthatwhilemostparticipantsgetthemajorityoftheirplantbasedfoodfromthelocalgrocerystore,therewasastronginterestinlearningabouttundraplantsthatweretraditionallyeatenandmoderateinterestinlearningaboutgardening.Time,knowledge,andmonetaryresourceswerefoundtobetheprimarydriversforplantfoodchoiceandperceptionsofwellness.Thesefindingsindicatethatfuturenutritioneducationwoulddowelltohaveatraditionalplantfoodcomponent.Culturaltiestothelandcouldbeanimportantmotivatorinimprovingdietqualitywhilepoorqualitystoreboughtproduceisonereasonforlowfruitandvegetableintake.FindingculturallysuitedandeconomicallyfeasiblewaystoimprovenutritionisvitaltoimprovehealthandfoodsecurityinruralAlaskaNativecommunities.AliceTaffIndividualPaper:AncestralIndigenousLanguageuseandHealth

Abstract:Bymanymeasures,AlaskanNativessufferpoorerhealththantherestofthepopulation.Inthissession,wewillexaminestatisticsandstoriesthatprovideevidenceforancestralindigenouslanguageusehavingabeneficialeffectonWellness.Specificwellnessfactorswewilllookatincludesuiciderates,diabetesprevalence,Alzheimer’ssymptoms,andschoolattendance.WewilldiscussactivitiesthataredrawingattentiontotheLanguage-Wellnessconnection.WewillshareourownstoriesandlookforavenuestoaccessAlaskanlanguageandhealthstatistics.

InnovativeModelsforHealingandWellnessModerator:?

BMH235,2:00pm–3:30pmLindsayHenkelman,MSW,AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortiumIndividualPaper:DoorwaytoaSacredPlaceAbstract:TheDoorwaytoaSacredPlaceisaculturallyresponsiveguideforAlaskaNativepeoplethatcanbeutilizedtoaddresscriticalincidentsthroughoutruralAlaskancommunities.Fourtraditionalhealingpracticesaredescribedintheguideandeachofthesepracticesmaybetaughtdifferentlyacrosstribes.AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortium(ANTHC)promotesthesepracticesthroughregionalpartnershipsandtrainings.ThefourdifferenttypesofhealingpracticestaughtthroughDWSPguideare:1.TheTalkingCircle2.TeachingCircles3.Body&energyhealingpracticesand4.Song,Dance,Drumming&Storytelling-essentialpartsofthehealingandwellnessacrossAlaskaNativecultures.Byaddressingcriticalincidentsexposuretotrauma,andcommunitywellnessinaculturallyrelevantwaywehopethattheDWTSPguidecancontributetoreducinghealthdisparitiesthroughoutthestateofAlaskaJenniferShaw,PhD,SouthcentralFoundationLisaDirks,MLIS,MAdm,SouthcentralFoundationJointPaper:ExplanatoryModelsofAlcoholSobrietyandTreatmentinanUrbanAlaskaNativeContextAbstract:Thispaperwilldescribeandcomparecross-stakeholderexplanatorymodelsofalcoholsobrietyandtreatmentinanurbanAlaskaNativehealthcaresystem.Fivefocusgroupswithdiversehealthcareprovidersand38interviewswithhealthsystemleadersandAlaskaNative/AmericanIndian(ANAI)peoplewereconductedtoelicitbeliefsaboutkeyfactorsofalcoholuseandmisuse,sobrietyandtreatment.Resultsindicatethattreatmentisperceivedasaclinicalprogramthatoccursinthehealthcaresetting,whilerecoveryisviewedasanongoingprocessinthecommunitycontextandrequiresadditionalresources.Effectivetreatmentandrecoveryprocesses,aswellasachievementandmaintenanceofsobriety,requiretheintegrationofANAIculturalvaluesandsocialsupport,aswellasawarenessofthecomplex,interrelatedcausesofalcoholmisuserangingfrompersonalstressandself-efficacytohistoricaltraumaandcolonization.Thisstudy,fundedbytheNativeAmericanResearchCentersforHealthwillinformdevelopmentanddeliveryofalcoholtreatmentservicesforANAIpeopleinAlaskaandadvancethefieldofaddictionscience.AnInter-TribalYouthWellnessCourtforAlaska:WhatisthePotential?Whatmight

bethechallenges?Whataretheopportunitiesforinnovation?Moderator:EdgarBlatchfordPSB166,2:00pm–3:30pm

PatSekaquaptewa,AssistantProfessor,UAFJessicaBlack,AssistantProfessor,UAFKevinIllingsworth,AssociateProfessor,UAFAbstract:TheIndianLaw&OrderCommissioninits2013ReporttothePresident&CongressfoundthattribaljusticesystemsandintertribalinstitutionscanmakeAlaskanssafer;thatwhentribalgovernmentshavealargerdecision-makingrole,morelocally-based,therapeuticmodelswillemerge;andthattribalcontrolis

especiallycompellingwithrespecttotribalyouth.Ourpanelwillshareaproposalforaninter-tribalyouth“wellness-court,”tailoredtotheuniqueneedsanddemographicsofAlaska’ssmall,ruralNativecommunities.Thewellnesscourtmodelmarriestribalcourtstructurewithphasedtreatmentplansandusesajudge-led,buttreatmentcollaborative,teamapproach.Panelistswilldiscussthetargetpopulationsandoffenses,theproposedtriballegalinfrastructure,thetenkeycomponentsoftribalwellnesscourts,andthechallengesandopportunitiesforinnovatingwithrespecttoaninter-tribalstructureandwithlocaltherapeutic,aswellascollaborativetherapeuticservicesinruralAlaska.Panelistswillalsodiscussthefundingchallengesandopportunitiesforsuchaninter-tribalstructure.

4:00pm–5:30pmConcurrentSessions

ExploringResearchCareers:OpportunitieswithinaTribalHealthOrganizationModerator:KatMilligan-MyhreRH111,4:00pm–5:30pm

DeniseDillard,PhD(InupiaqEskimo),SouthcentralFoundationReneeRobinson,PharmD,MPH,SouthcentralFoundationVanessaHiratsuka,PhD,MPH(NavajoandWinnememWintu),SouthcentralFoundationAustenRogers(SugpiaqAthabascan),SouthcentralFoundationBriannaTriplett(InupiaqEskimo),SouthcentralFoundationDivineNate,SouthcentralFoundationAbstract:Healthresearchhashighvaluetosociety.Itcanprovideimportantinformationaboutdiseasetrendsandriskfactors,outcomesoftreatmentorpublichealthinterventions,patternsofcare,andhealthcarecostsanduse.DifferentapproachestoresearchprovidecomplementaryinsightsandofferanumberofcareeropportunitiesaswellasopportunitiestoimprovehealthandhealthcareResearchprioritiesatSouthcentralFoundation(SCF)aredrivenbytheneedsofcustomer-ownersanddefinedbytriballeadership.ThemissionofSCFis“WorkingtogetherwiththeNativeCommunitythroughhealthandrelatedservices”andourvisionis“ANativeCommunitythatenjoysmental,emotional,andspiritualwellness”.AtSCFwehavedevelopedaninnovativehealthcaremodelcalledtheNukaSystemofCarethatisredefininghealthcarestandardshereinsouthcentralAlaskaandbeyond.Thecoreofthismodelfocusesontakingateambasedclinicalapproachthatistailoredtotheneedsofeachpatient,termedcustomer-ownerwithinthemodel.Weareengagedinmanydifferenttypesofbiomedicalandculturallyinformedhealthresearch.Ourpanelaimstohighlightpotentialopportunitieswithinatribalorganizationforhealthrelatedresearchforindividualsacrossdisciplinesandatvariousstagesalongtheircareertrajectory.Ourpanelmemberswillshareinsightsabouttheirroles,researchexperienceandworkwithintheAlaskaNativecommunityandatSCF.

IndigenousHealingthroughtheArts

Moderator:MariaWilliamsRH117,4:00pm–5:30pm

ElizabethRobinson,ChoreomundusMaster'sProgram,Ethnochoreology,NorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnologyIndividualPaper:"Dancingintheair,Standingoutatsea"Abstract:Thispaperisamovementanalysisoftheblankettoss(nalukataq)asmanifestedattheWorldEskimoIndianOlympics(WEIO).First,Iexaminethetradition'shistoryanddevelopmentovertimeasportrayedinscholarlyliteratureontheInupiaqwhalefestival.Then,IexaminetheblankettossasoneofmanyInupiaqandAlaskaNativegamessharingcommoncharacteristics.Finally,IinvestigatetheblankettossasaWEIOcompetitiveevent,shiftedfromitsoriginalsitespecificityandtraditionalcontext.Inparticular,IlookattheessentialcomponentsofasuccessfultossasdefinedbyWEIOcriteria,employingaphenomenologicalapproachinmyanalysisinordertofocusontheprimacyofrealizationandrevealthe

waysinwhichaspectsofthemoderncompetitiveperformanceembodytraditionalAlaskaNativeculturesandvalues.HeidiAklaseaqSenungetuk,PhDcandidate,WesleyanUniversityIndividualPaper:AlaskaNativeMusic,HealingandWellnessAbstract:ThispaperexaminesAlaskaNativemusicanddanceasvehiclesforhealingandwellness.ItreviewsformsofhistoricalcolonialismdirectedatdismantlingInupiaqmusicanddancethathavebeensubtleorobvious.SubsequentassertionofAlaskaNativedanceandmusiceliminateserasureandconfirmsidentity,bringscommunitiestogether,andprovidesactivitiesthatarecentraltowellnessandhealing.SeanAsiqlukTopkok,PhD,AssistantProfessor,CurriculumandInstruction,UAFCarieGreen,AssistantProfessor,CurriculumandInstruction,UAFJointPaper:FollowingthePathwaysoftheAncestors:Well-beingthroughInupiaqDanceAbstract:Thisacceptedchapterexploresmind,body,andspiritualwellnessregeneratedthroughanIñupiaqdancecommunity.Specifically,wedescribehowparticipationintraditionalIndigenousdances,stories,andsongscanpromotehealthandwell-being.TheIñupiatareawestern(presentdayAlaska)branchoftheInuitpeopleswhoinhabitthecircumpolarregionsacrossnorthernCanada,Nunatsiavut,Nunavik,Nunavut,Nunatukavut,Denmark,andSiberia.LikeCanadianIndigenouspeoples,AlaskanIndigenouspeopleshaveexperiencednegativeeffectsfromEuropeanandAmerican-Europeancolonization.Thecolonizersexploitedthelandandtransmittednewillnesses,bringingdeathanddevastationtonearlyeveryAlaskaNativecommunity.EducationwasaimedatmakingAlaskaIndigenouschildren“civilized”.Thus,someteachersinvokedphysicalandemotionalabuseuponchildren;otherchildrenwereorphanedorsentawaytoboardingschools.CombinedthesedevastatingeventshadanintergenerationalimpactamongtheIñupiatandotherAlaskanIndigenouscommunities,resultinginalossofculturalidentityandwell-being.

CulturallyRelevantEducationattheSecondaryLevelModerator:SeanAsiqłuqTopkok

RH211,4:00pm–5:30pmAngelaNuliavokRudolph,(Nunavut),UAFArcticandNorthernStudiesMAStudentJamesMasaakMills,UAFRuralDevelopmentMAStudentMarjorieTahbone,UAFCross-CulturalStudiesMAStudentAbstract:AcomparativestudyofeducationforInuitaroundthecircumpolarnorth,withafocusonAlaskanInuiteducationandCanadianInuiteducation.Inourdiscussionwewillexpresstheneedforculturally-relevantandInuit-centerededucation.AngelaNuliayokRudolphwilladdresshowtheInuitwerecolonizedbydifferentWesternnations,resultingindifferenteducationalsystems.Despitethis,itisapparentthatInuitaroundthecircumpolarnorthshareacommonheritage,language,environment,andespeciallysimilarstrugglesbecauseofourcolonialhistories.JamesMasaakMillswilladdressaresearchprojectthatasksthecommunityofNoatakontheirthoughtsofreintroducingtheqarġi(ormen’shouse).Specificproblemscanbeaddressedthroughtheuseofaqarġiasabridgecanbereconnectedbetweentheolderandyoungergenerations,reinvigorateacommonconcernofculture/knowledgeloss.Itispertinentthatsomethingbedoneastherearesomeelderswhowereoldenoughtowitnessthetwilightofthisstructurebutarenowbecomingveryelderly.MarjorieTahbonewillpresentabouthereffortstocreateculturalrelevantcurriculumfortheteachersoftheBeringStraitSchoolDistrict.ShewillalsospeakaboutteachingInupiaqLanguageinNomeandhow

importantitistoteachinastylethatisrelevanttotheyoungergeneration.Shewillgiveexamplesoflessonssheteachestotheyouth,i.e.howtotextinInupiaq.

IndigenousValues&LeadershipModerator:ThomasSwensenRH316,4:00pm–5:30pm

LizaMack,PhDCandidate,IndigenousStudies,UAFIndividualPaper:UnangaxLeadershipinthe21stCenturyAbstract:ThispaperpresentspreliminaryresultsofastudythatfocusesontheleadershipoftheUnanganpeopleintheEasternAleutiansandhownaturalresourcemanagementislearnedaboutandunderstood.Adaptationandchangeareoftentalkedaboutinthesenseofnaturalconnectiontotheland,seaandair;thispapertakesthoseideasastepfurtherbyalsodiscussingthepoliticsandthesocialcapitalneededinordertoparticipateatthemultiplelevelsofgovernancethatfacilitatethoserelationshipswiththenaturalenvironment.JustasthenaturalenvironmentintheArcticischangingsoisthepoliticalenvironment.Understandingthepoliticalprocessesisimperativetothecontinuedsuccessofourcommunitiesandculturalpractices.ThispaperwillhighlightchallengesandsuccessesofthedynamicpopulationsintheEasternAleutiansPearlBrower(Iñupiaq,NorthSlope),IḷisaġvikCollegeIndividualPaper:IndigenousLeadershipinHigherEducationAbstract:ThispresentationwouldbefocusedondissertationresearchregardingIndigenousleadershipinhighereducation,withafocusonTribalColleges,theUniversityofHawaii,andIḷisaġvikCollege.ItwillreviewwhatIndigenousleadershipcanbedefinedas,whatdoesIndigenousleadershiplookliketodayatthreehighereducationfactions,presentresearchandinterviewsfromallthree,andconcludewithinformationoncreatinganIndigenousleadershipprogramtonurtureournextgenerationofIndigenousleaders.HanDonker,ProfessorofAccounting,CollegeofBusinessandPublicPolicy,UAABobPoe,Professor,CollegeofBusinessandPublicPolicy,UAAJointPaper:IndigenousValuesofNativeCorporationsAbstract:Inthisstudy,weexaminethecorporatevaluesofindigenousbusinesses.OursampleconsistsofAlaskaNativeCorporationsandvillagecorporationsinAlaska,aswellasdevelopmentcorporationsinBritishColumbia.WedevelopaCorporateValueIndex(CV-Index)toestimatecorporatevalues.Weuseasetofterms,whichreflectcommonlyacceptedNativevaluesbased.WematcheachNativecorporationwithaNon-nativecorporation,whichservesasourcontrolgroup.Wematchcorporationsbasedonthesameindustry(SICcode)andequalsize.Foreachcorporation,wecollectedcorporatevaluesandfinancialdata.Thepurposeofourempiricalresearchistoexaminewhethercorporatevaluesdeterminethenatureofthecorporation(Nativeversusnon-Native).ReclaimingOurHealth:IndigenousPerspectivesonHealth,WellbeingandHealing

Moderator:JudithRamosBMH116,4:00pm-5:30pm

JudithDaxootsuRamos(Tlingit,Yakutat,Alaska)“DifficultDialogues,TeachingIndigenousHealingandWellnessataPost-secondaryInstitute”Abstract:AddressinghealingandwellbeingfromanIndigenousperspectiverequiresfacingandhealingfromthepast,includinghealingfromtraumafromcolonization,residentialschoolsandthelossoflanguageand

culture.Formanystudents,learningabouthistoricaltraumaisnewandcanbedifficulttoaddress.ThispresentationlookathowourDepartmentthroughourcurriculumandRuralDevelopmentMaster’sprograms,looksathealingandwellnessfromanIndigenousperspective.KyleDlaakaw.éeshWark(TlingitfromHoonah,AK),IndigenousResearcher&PolicyAnalystatFirstAlaskansInstitute“Breakingopentheshells:HowtraditionalTlingitperspectivesonillnesscaninformculturallyrelevantalcoholtreatment”KylewilldiscusstheemicTlingitviewofalcoholaddictionhedevelopedinhisUAAanthropologyMaster’sthesis,andhowthatviewcanbetterinformculturallyrelevantalcoholtreatmentprograms.JamesLabelle"HistoricalTrauma:Thenandnow,thecumulativeaffectsonmodernchallenges"JimLaBelle’saddresseshisRuralDevelopmentMaster’sofArt’sresearchfocusedonHistoricalTraumaandsubsequentresearchattheNationalResourceCenterforAmericanIndian,AlaskaNativeandNativeHawaiianElders.MedaDewittSchleifman,Ts’ats’éenáakw&Khaatuhł.aatyooxhatdoo’wasaak’w.Naanyaa.aayínaaxhatsitee.Kaach.aadiyadee.Shtuxeenkwaandaxayaxhat.DANSRD,UAFundergraduatestudent“TheWayForward:Atraditionalhealingperspectiveonrecoveringfromhistorical,generational,andpersistingtrauma”MedaDewittSchleifmanwillshareherperspectiveonIndigenousconceptsofhealing,wellness,andAlaskaNativehealingtechniquesusedtoassistintherecoveryfromtrauma.

PoetryandPowerModerator:KirstenAndersonBMH118,4:00pm–5:30pm

AbigailChabitnoy(KodiakUnangax)PoetryReading/PerformanceAbstract:She-Takes-Her-Powers-From-The-WaterIn1901,mygreat-grandfatherwassentfromWoodyIslandtotheCarlisleIndianSchoolinPennsylvania,displacedfromhisAleutheritage.ThispracticewascommonatthetimebutisglossedoverinAmericanhistory,asareitseffectsonNativestoday.WhilemyfamilyregisteredwiththeKoniagcorporation,becauseofthisexperienceweremainedignorantofthetraditionsandhistoryofourownpeople.Usingpoetryasanactofwitnessandtoolforsocialchangeandgenerationalhealing,Iamfindingmywaybackintothispersonalandcommunalhistory,demonstratinghowlanguageiscapableofshaping—andreshaping—one’sexperienceandunderstandingoftheworld.IncorporatinglanguagefromCarlisleSchoolrecordsandearlyethnologies,andengagingwithAlutiiqlanguage,stories,andtraditions,thesepoemsexamineandreclaimthehistoryandcultureoftheAleutpeople,theNativeAmericanexperienceatCarlisle,andcomplexitiesofNativeidentity.AliceRoseCrow~Maar’aqLiteraryreadingofnewworksofindigenepoetryandessaycelebratingconnections,placeandbelonging—andmigrationsofmeaning.AnnaKeieTlaaSmithChiburis(Tlingit)LiteraryReading-Poetryandnewwork.AnnaSmithChiburis(Tlingit)willbereadingpoetryandexcerptsfromnewanewwork.

Spirituality&CeremonyModerator:DianeHirshbergBMH228,4:00pm–5:30pm

ThomasMichaelSwensen,AssistantProfessor,ColoradoStateUniversityIndividualPaper:TherapeuticEnvironmentsandtheColonialSpacesofSusieSilook'sTheAnti-DepressionUliimaaqAbstract:ArtistandwriterSusieSilook’s“TheAnti-DepressionUliimaaq”consistsofbothastoryandasculptureforgedinstrifeassherecoveredatherchildhoodhomeSt.LawrenceIsland’sGambellvillageaftershewasassaultedinAnchorage.Thesculpturebreaksinhalfand,duetoaseriesofmurders,becomesunavailabletobeseenbythepubliceveragain.YettheAnti-DepressionUliimaaqsurvivesasashortstoryconnectingGambell’scolonialhistorywithSilook’sown.InthispresentationIarguethatSiberianYupikartistSusieSilook’sUliimaaqutilizestraditionalstoriesandivory-worktoovercomeandrevealverycontemporarytraumaticpersonalexperiences,spiritedenvironments,andculturalhistories.TheresaArevgaqJohn,PhD,AssociateProfessor,CenterforCross-CulturalStudies,UAFIndividualPaper"YuraryararputIinruugut:OurYup'ikWaysofDancingareMedicine"Abstract:InmyethnographicstudythatIconductedaspartofmydoctoraldissertation,inwhichIexplorethevariouscategoriesofYup’ikdanceanddescribehowYup’ikmusicanddancehaveplayedafunctionalroleinorganizingandmaintainingvarioussocietalinfrastructures(kinship,social,political,subsistence/economic,andspiritual)withintheYup’ikculture,Eldersarguedyurarayaratiinrugut(ourwaysofdanceareourmedicine).Theessentialfocusofmypresentationwilldiscussthememberidentitiesindancethataredrummers,dancers,singers,trainers,directors,audience,andspiritualleadersthatworktogethertocreateancientformsofprayerthroughdance.Drummerscollaboratewiththesingers,dancers,anddirectorstopresentaestheticartisticritualexpressionswhiletheAngalkuut(shamans)advocateforspiritualconnectionswithhumanandnon-humanworldsthroughtheuseofdrumanddance.IwilldemonstrateanancientYup’ikceremonialhealing/purificationsong“tarvarnauramkan”whereaudiencewilljoininsonganddance.JulieRaymond-YakoubianandDenaliWhiting,KawerakSocialScienceProgramJointPaper:Water-relatedsupernaturalphenomenaintheBeringStraitandNorthwestArcticregionsofAlaskaAbstract:Supernaturalphenomenaareanimportantpartofhuman-environmentrelationshipsinInuitAlaska.ThispaperdiscussesongoingworkbeingconductedbyKawerak’sSocialScienceProgram,includinginformationfromresearchatseveralarchives.Supernaturalphenomenacanbedescribedasunusual,uncommonorunexpectedphenomenaandexperiencesandmayinclude(butarenotlimitedto)thingssuchasunusuallights,littlepeople,spiritualexperiences,seamonstersandotherphenomena.Ourpaperprovidesexamplesanddiscussionofsupernaturalphenomenathatarerelatedto,orwhichhappeninthevicinityof,water(marineorfreshwater).ExamplescomefromcontemporaryinterviewsconductedintheBeringStraitregionandfromarchivalmaterialfromtheBeringStraitandNorthwestArcticregions.

SupportingWellnessofIndigenousStudentsOutsidetheClassroomBMH235,4:00pm–5:30pm

KarlaBooth,ResidenceLifeANROP&Cama-iRoom,UAASheilaRandazzo,TransitionCoordinator,NativeStudentServices,UAAPatienceMerculieff,StudentAccess,Advising&Transition,UAA;AmandaKookesh,Alcohol,Drug,&WellnessEducation,UAA;RebeccaDreier,RecruitmentRetentionofAlaskaNativesintoNursing,UAA

RoundtableAbstract:EngageinanactivitytoreviewthehistoryofindigenouspeopleinAlaskaandtoremindusofwhyweshouldprovideholisticsupportofindividualspursinghighereducation.ThenlistentoapaneldiscussionwithrepresentativesfromvariousAlaskaNative,NativeAmerican,andRural(ANNAR)studentservingprogramsfromtheUniversityofAlaskaAnchorage.Hearabriefoverviewofeachprogramthentakepartinadiscussionaspanelistsexplorethefollowingquestions:WhatarethestrengthsofANNARstudentstoday?Howdotheypromotetheirownwellness?WhatchallengesdoANNARstudentsfacewhentransitioningtotheuniversityand/orasupperclassmenattheuniversity?WhatbestpracticeshaveyoudiscoveredinsupportingANNARwellnessandsuccess?Wecan’tdoitallalone,shareanexampleofsuccessfulcollaborationsthatyouhaveengageintobettersupportANNARstudents.

AlaskaNativePhDStudents’ParticipatoryActionResearch:ExploringParallelProcesses

PSB210-C,4:00pm–5:30pmAgathaJohn-Shields,UniversityofAlaskaAnchorageCathyMoses,LowerKuskokwimSchoolDistrictJoanParkerWebster,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanksSallySamson,LowerKuskokwimSchoolDistrictSabineSiekmann,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanksSheilaWallace,LowerKuskokwimSchoolDistrictAbstract:overviewoftheroleofAlaskaNativePhDstudentsasresearcherswithinschoolbasedlanguage/culturemaintenanceandrevitalizationefforts.AspartoftheImprovingAlaskaNativeEducationthroughComputerAssistedLanguageLearningproject(ANE-CALL)4AlaskaNativePhDstudentsareconductingParticipatoryActionResearch(PAR)intheirclassroomsettings.ThegrantevaluationalsofollowsaPARresearchdesign.ThePhDstudentsandtwoprogramfacultyformedaResearchCollaborative,whichmetregularlytodiscusstheoreticalframeworks,researchdesignanddataanalysis.Ourparallelprocessesreflecttheiterativeactionresearchcycle:plan,act,observe,reflect.Inkeepingwithactionresearch,theanalysisfocusesontheprocessofactionresearchandhowallparticipantsdevelopresearcheridentitiesandpositionalities.Inthisway,thePhDstudentresearchandthegrantevaluationresearchinformeachotherthroughanintersubjectivedialectic,affordingopportunitiestoexaminePARatameta-level.Thispanelwillstartwithanoverviewofparticipatoryactionresearchmethodology.EachPhDstudentwillpresentherindividualresearchfollowedbyadiscussionoftheparallelprocess,focusingontheinterplaybetweentheparallelresearchprocessesofPARaspracticedintheResearchCollaborative.

5:30pm–6:45pm

SpecialInterestGroupWorkSessions

AlaskaNativeStudiesCouncilBMH116,5:30pm–6:45pm

AlaskaNativeUndergraduateandGraduateStudents

MixerandDiscussionBMH235,5:30pm–6:30pm

K-12Educators

BMH239,5:30pm–6:30pm

CommunityOrganizationsRH111,5:30pm–6:30pm

Saturday,April16th

8:30am–9:00amRegistration(coffee,tea,water,breakfastitems)

9:15amCeremonialWelcome&PrayerIntroductiontoKeynoteSpeaker CeremonialOpeningPrayerbyHelenDick

9:30am–10:30amShawnWilson,KeynoteSpeaker

10:30am–11:15amQ&AwithShawnWilson

11:30pm–12:45pmBoxLunchesinStudentUnionCafeteria

12:00pm–1:00pmLunchPresentation:Wellness&Healing::ReturningtoourRoots

Dr.GaryFerguson,SeniorDirector,CommunityHealthServices,AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortiumBio:Dr.GaryFergusonisAleut/Unangan,originallyfromtheShumaginIslandscommunityofSandPointintheAleutianRegionofAlaska.HeservestheAlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortium(ANTHC)astheSeniorDirectorofCommunityHealthServices.HecompletedhisDoctorateinNaturopathicMedicineattheNationalCollegeofNaturalMedicinein2001andhasbeenworkingintheAlaskaTribalHealthSystemforthepast14years.HeservesasboarddirectorforTheAleutCorporation,TheAleutFoundation,theAlaskaFoodPolicyGoverningCouncilandtheAmericanIndianCancerFoundation.HealsoservesontheAlaskaLungAssociationLeadershipCouncil,AlaskaTobaccoControlAllianceSteeringCommitteeandtheAmericanDiabetesAssociationAmericanIndian/AlaskaNativeAdvocacyCommittee.Heisco-produceroftheStoreOutsideYourDoorInitiative(www.storeoutside.com),addressingfoodandnutritionsecurityfortheFirstPeopleofAlaska.Hecanbereachedatgferguson@anthc.org.

PosterPresentationsFoyerofRH,1pm–5pm

ChristineTait,CarlaBritton&RomyMohelsky–AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortium,AlaskaNativeEpidemiologyCenterPosterPresentation:HealthyPortraits–UsingPhotographytoCelebrateStoriesofHealthandWellnessinAlaskaNativeCommunitiesAbstract:HealthyPortraitsisaprojectthatcelebratesAlaskaNativecommunitiesmakingpositivechangestowardswellness.Everyotheryear,theAlaskaNativeEpidemiologyCentersharesanewstoryofhealthandwellnessthroughphotography.LargephotographscapturingtheirHealthyPortraitsstoryarereturnedtothecommunitytobeproudlydisplayed,inspiringfuturegenerations.In2015,wepartneredwiththeTyonekTribalConservationDistricttotelltheamazingstoryoftheorganiccommunitygardenintheNativeVillageofTyonek.In2013,HealthyPortraitsphotographedtheNANANordicprogramintroducingcross-countryskiing

intheNorthwestArctic.Thispresentationwillsharedetailsabouttheproject,aselectionofphotographs,andwillengageaudiencememberstoprovideideasforfuturesuccessstoriestobehighlighted.RyanLynnPosterPresentation:RedefiningInteraction:PromotingIntermarriageandExchangeoverConflictbetweentheAlutiiqandDena'inaAbstract:ThemajorityofsecondarysourcesthatdiscussencountersbetweentheAlutiiqandDena'inaNativeAlaskangroupsfocusonviolenceasthemainmeansofculturalexchange.Thesesourcesdoacknowledgetheexistenceoftradeandmarriages,buteithersuperficiallyanalyzetheidea,ordiscountit.Byreinterpretingthepublishedliteratureusingdecolonizingmethodologies,aswellasincludinganalysisfromcollectedoraltraditionandotherprimarysources,amorehumanisticrepresentationcanberevealed.AngelaJoule,Kotzebue,AK,M.A.RuralDevelopmentCandidateatUAFGabrielleMorrill,RankinInlet,Canada,M.A.RuralDevelopmentCandidateatUAFJamesRenovatio,Juneau,AK,M.A.CandidateDarrellWilliams,Ninilchik,AK,M.A.RuralDevelopmentCandidateatUAFPosterPresentations:RuralDevelopmentandSustainabilityAbstract:Usingacasestudyanalysisapproach,thisworkinggroupofgraduatestudentscomparedfourcircumpolarcommunitiesthathavebeenimpactedbyminingatdifferentpointsinhistory.Thegoalofthisstudywastocompareandcontrastthestrategiesthecommunitiesusedwithintheirrespectivesociopoliticalclimatesandhowthatimpactedtheircultural,business/economic,environmental,andgovernancedevelopment.Theworkinggroupthenidentifiedcommonlanguagetodeterminewhatconditionsandstrategiesweremostconducivetopromotingtheoverallwellnessofthecommunity,andwhichweremostdetrimental.AnnieOkpealukPosterPresentationTitle:1998BallotMeasure6:DocumentingshiftsinPublicPolicyandPublicDiscourseRegardingAlaska’sOfficialLanguageStudentsdesigned5posters:Collaborativeundergraduateresearch,publicexhibitAbstract:IstoeducatetheUAAandAnchoragecommunitiesaboutshiftsinpublicpolicy,discourse,andopinionregardingAlaska’sofficiallanguage(s)betweenthepassageofBallotMeasureSixin1998,establishingEnglishasAlaska’ssoleofficiallanguage,andthepassageofHouseBill216in2014,whichadded20Nativelanguagesasofficiallanguagesinourstate.Theprojectwasdoneby20studentsenrolledinPRPE094-685,adevelopmentalreadingandwritingclassofferedasSmartStartSeminarcalledWordPower:Language,Diversity,andIdentityonCampus.SmartStartSeminarsgiveunder-preparedandunderrepresentedstudents“highimpact”opportunitiestobuildcollege-levelwritingandreadingcompetencies.StudentsworkedwithDr.StoneandherundergraduateresearchassistanttostudynewscoverageandpublicopinionrelatedtothismonumentalshiftinattitudeaboutAlaska’sindigenouslanguage.

1:00pm–2:30pmConcurrentSessions

IssuesofHistoricalTraumaModerator:RoyMitchellRH111,1:00pm–2:30pm

PaulOngtooguk,UAAIndividualPaper:ADropFromtheDevil:AnImpasseofAlcoholandAlaskaNativeCommunities?Abstract:OngtoogukdescribesthecontemporaryalcoholsituationanditexistsnowforAlaskaNatives(wet,damp,dryetc.)andposesaseriesofaudiencequestionsfordiscussion.Thegoalofthesessionistoengagethemultiplecomplexitiesinthecurrentsituation,andthinkcarefullyaboutpossiblebestwayforward.SharonL.Susook,AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortiumIndividualPaper:HowWesternRegulationsImpedetheGrievingProcessofAlaskaNativesAbstract:TheKoyukonAthabascansareanindigenousgroupfrominteriorAlaskaandtheyhaveadeeprespectfortheirdeadandprefertocareforthedeceasedinatraditionalmanner.DelaysfromurbanbusinessesandagencieshinderthegrievingprocessaswellasrigidmortuarypoliciesthatobstructtheKoyukonfrompracticingtheirculturalburialrites.Methods:QualitativeresearchwasconductedusingKaltagasacasestudy.Thereweretwofocusgroupsandfiveindividualinterviewswithparticipants,whowereKoyukonAthabascan,age40+,hadgoodknowledgeofKoyukonculture,andparticipatedinafuneral.Results:WesternregulationsimpedethegrievingprocessofAlaskaNatives.

TheMedicineHorseWay:TheIndigenousPeoplesoftheAmericasandtheir

TraditionalHorsesRH112,1:00pm–2:30pm

YvetteJ.Collin,UAFIndigenousStudiesPhDStudentandCo-FounderofSacredWaySanctuaryinFlorence,Alabama;SeanCollin,Esq.AssistantProfessorattheUniversityofNorthAlabamaCollegeofBusinessandCo-FounderofSacredWaySanctuary;KristieMayParsons,UAFIndigenousStudiesPhDStudent.Workshop“TalkingCircle”formatAbstract:Beforecolonizationandforaperiodthereafter,horsemedicineortheconceptof“SpiritHorseMedicine,”playedapredominantrolewithinmanyIndigenoussocietiesandculturesthroughouttheAmericas.Today,thisconceptisoftenrepresentedinpaintings,drawings,andNativeartsandcrafts.Yetfewpeoplerememberhowitworkedfortheirancestorsandthisfour-leggedcompanion.Thisworkshopwilldiscuss“HorseMedicine,”shareexamplesofthetypeofhealingthatcanoccurasaresult,andhighlighthowitisbeingutilizedonceagaintohelphealThePeople.Thisworkshopwillbeofferedinatalkingcircleformat,andparticipantswillbeencouragedtosharetheirownstoriesandtoaskanyquestionstheymayhaveregardingthistopic.

EnglishStudiesasaSiteforHealing:AConversationAboutPlace-BasedandIndigenousPedagogyintheEnglishClassroom

RH117,1:00pm-2:30pmJenniferStone,AssociateProfessor,English,UAAHeatherAdams,AssistantProfessor,English,UAAArloNasrukDavis,UAAstudentSamanthaMack,UAAStudentHaileyNicolet-Lloyd,UAAStudentTaylerSnoddy,UAAStudentRoundtableAbstract:ThisroundtableincludesprofessorsandstudentsfromtwoEnglishStudiescoursesattheUniversityofAlaskaAnchorage:HistoryofRhetoricandHistoryoftheEnglishLanguage.BothcoursestraditionallycoverhistoriesthatexcludeAlaskaNativelanguagestudiesandwaysofknowing.Faculty

presenterswillbrieflydefineEnglishStudiesanddescribehowtheyhaverethoughttheircoursestoaddresslocalconcernsrelatedtocultural,linguistic,andrhetoricalhistoriesofAlaska.Studentpresenterswilldescribetheirexperiencesinthesecourses.AudiencememberswillbeinvitedtothinkaboutadditionalwaysinwhichEnglishStudiesmightserveasasiteforculturalandhistoricalhealing.

History,OralTraditions,andContemporaryTexts

Moderator:AmandaKookeshRH211,1:00pm–2:30pm

BethGinondidoyLeonard,Member,ShagelukTribe&AssociateProfessorofIndigenousStudies,UAFIndividualPaper:IndigenousStruggleswithintheColonialProject:Re-envisioningInstitutionalDiscoursesandPracticesinHigherEducation Abstract:Manyofus,asIndigenousandnon-Indigenousscholars,aresituatedwithininstitutionslocatedonIndigenouslandsthereforeinourmindsIndigenousculturesoccupyrightfulplacesandspaceswithinthesecontexts.WeareawarethatIndigenousscholarshipisunderrepresentedinmanyinstitutionsthatoftenteachabout–ratherthanwithandfor–Indigenouspeoples.Thisstudy,madepossibleinpartthrougha2014Fulbrightscholarship,examinesinstitutionaldiscoursesattheUniversityofAlaskaFairbanksandVictoriaUniversityofWellington,includingmission/visionandotherinitiativesthatprioritizesupportforIndigenouseducation,andadvancementofIndigenousknowledge[s].TheanalysisisenrichedthroughinterviewswithVictoriaUniversityofWellington(VUW)TeKawaaMaui-SchoolofMaoriStudiesacademicstaff,andethnographicobservations. JulieRaymond-YakoubianandLucindaWieler,KawerakSocialScienceProgramJointPaper:TheMichaelKazingnukManuscriptandDiomede,AlaskaAbstract:Thispaperwilldiscussadocument,currentlyhousedintheAlaskaStateLibraryarchives,fromthecommunityofDiomede.Inthe1930sanInupiaqmannamedMichaelKazingnukbeganwritingupwhathecalled"BeringSeaandArcticCoastEskimoHistory".Heincludedinthishislifestoryaswellasotherstories,historicalinformation,andknowledgethathelearnedoverthecourseofhislife.Thisdocumentisseveralhundredhand-writtenpageslong.Kawerak'sSocialScienceProgramhasbeenworkingoncreatinganelectronic,searchableversionofthedocumentthatcouldbesharedwithDiomedeandothercommunitiesintheregion,andwhichcouldbeusedinvariousongoingresearchprojects.Inourpresentationwewilloverviewthecontentsofthedocument.

BUILD-EXITOatUAARH220,1:00pm–2:30pm

TraceyBurke,AssociateProfessor,SocialWork,UAAJenniferMcFerranBrock,AssociateProfessor,MechanicalEngineering,UAADeniseDillard,SouthcentralFoundation,DirectorofResearchEXITOundergraduatestudent,UAAFormat:RoundtableAbstract:UAAisapartnerintheBUILDEXITOPacificRimconsortiumwhichseekstoaddresshealthdisparitiesbyrecruitingandsupportingundergraduatesfromdiversebackgroundsintohealthresearchcareers.Thisinnovativeprojectprovidesathree-yearpathwayforenteringsophomorestoexploreandengageinundergraduateresearch,undertheguidanceoftwofacultymentorsandapeermentor.Studentsinterestedingraduateschoolinanyfieldrelatedtohealth–biomedical,clinical,behavioral,socialsciences–areencouragedtoapply.ThisroundtablediscussionwilldescribetheprojectindetailwithspecialattentiontohowAlaskaNativestudentsandAlaskaNativehealthorganizationscanbenefit.Thediscussionwillincludeinformationabouthoweducatorsandmentorsworkingwithhighschooljuniors/seniorsandcollegefreshmencanidentifycandidates.

Co-ManagementSymposiumFindings:CreatingaSpaceforDialogue

Moderator:JessicaBlackRH316,1:00pm–2:30pm

CarrieStevens,AssistantProfessorofTribalManagement,CRCD,UAFKevinM.Illingworth,JD,AssociateProfessor,CRCD,UAFJessicaC.Black,Gwich'inAthabascan,PhDCandidate,AssistantProfessor/UAFKristaHeeringa,Coordinator,CommunityPartnershipsforSelf-Reliance,UAFAngelaRutman,KoyukonAthabascan,NenanaCenterCoordinator/TribalManagementAcademicAdvisor,CRCD,UAFCarolineWhite,Yupik,RuralDevelopmentStudentIntern,UAFEmmieVanWhye,RuralDevelopmentStudentIntern,UAFAbstract:ThispanelpresentationwillprovideinitialfindingsfromtheUAFStatewideCo-ManagementSymposiumheldinNovemberof2015.ThepurposeoftheCo-ManagementSymposiumistoprovideaforumtobuildunderstanding,relationships,andknowledgeforadvancingtheco-managementofAlaskanfishandwildliferesources.TheSymposiumhasaprogressivefocusonsharedgoalsandvaluesofallfishandwildliferesourcemanagers:healthyecosystems,healthypopulations,andresourceabundance.Over200participants,students,speakers,andpanelistsfromacrossthestaterepresentingTribalGovernments,ANCSACorporations,StateandFederalagencies,andtheUniversityattendedandparticipatedinthedialogue.“Co-Management”referstomanagementsystemsthatprovideanequalroleforindigenouspeoplesindecision-makingandmanagementoftraditionalresources,wherethoserelyingupontheresourcesmakedecisionsaboutthelandlocally.Thispanelwillprovideparticipantswith:anoverviewofthedefinitionsandbenefitsofCo-Management;anoverviewoftheSymposiumproceedings;andlessonslearnedfromthedialogueontheadvancementofCo-Management.

TheHealingEfficacyofIndigenousSelf-RepresentationinNarrativeModerator:JeaneBreinig

BMH116,1:00pm–2:30pmDr.KateShanley,UniversityofMontanaDr.GryPaulgaard,UniversityofTomso,NorwayDr.GvdaSwaney,UniversityofMontanaAbstract:Terminologysuchas“epistemologicalresilience”(WilliamsandHill2014)and“survivance”(GeraldVizenor1990)haveincreasinglygainedusageinacademicresearchandwritingoverthepastdecade,SuchtermsinthecontextofintergenerationaltraumaaremeanttosignifythepositivetraitspossessedbyIndigenouspeopleasindividualsandcommunities,traitsthatarisefromtheirdurabilityandcapacityforhope.ThegapbetweenacademicrealmsandIndigenoussocialspaceswheresuchtermswouldbemetwithquizzicallooks,findsausefulbridgeinlife-narratives.Eachstorytold,remembered,andrelatedtoanotherpersoncreatesconnectionsbetweenandamongpeoplelivinganddead.AsVizenorstates,“Nativesurvivancestoriesarerenunciationsofdominance,tragedyandvictimry”(ManifestMannersvii).Inthispanel,threescholarsfromdifferentdisciplinesapproachthequestionofhowparticularIndigenousnarrativesmakeregenerationorhealingpossibleandwhatethicsaccompanystorytellinginthedifferentdisciplines.Inotherwords,thepresenterswillbothpresentcloseanalysisofnarrativeswithintheirdisciplinarystudyandwillaccenttheethicalroleoftheresearcheratthesametime.

WorkingwithAlaskaNativeCollections:Challenges,Opportunitiesand

Collaborations,PartIModerator:KirstenAndersonBMH117,1:00pm–2:30pm

AmyF.Steffian,ChiefCurator,AlutiiqMuseumMedeiaCsobaDeHass,AssistantProfessor,Anthropology/AKNS,UAAAlexandraTaitt,M.A.student,UAAPerryEaton,AlutiiqartistfromKodiak,culturalactivist,andmemberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheAlutiiqMuseumBrianWalker,artistandB.A.student,UAAAnnaMossolova,pre-doctoralFulbrightfellow,Anthropology/AKNS,UAAAbstract:ThissessionexploresthechallengesofworkingwithAlaskaNativecollectionsinAlaskaandabroad.Theaimofthepanelistobringtogetherscholarsandmuseumcuratorstodiscussaseriesofinterrelatedtopicsfocusingoncollaborativeheritagepreservationissuessuchas(1)community-basedcollectionsmanagement,(2)potentialformsofcollaborationbetweenmuseumandcommunitymembers,(3)andtheroleofmoderntechnologiesinrepatriatingknowledgetoorigincommunities,studyingmuseumcollections,andmakingthemmoreaccessibletothepublic.Throughcasestudiesandsharingaboutourworks-in-progress,wewillbothprovideinsightintoemergingcollaborativepracticesaswellasworktowardsfosteringcollaborativecuratorialpracticesincaringforAlaskaNativecollectionstogetherwithorigincommunitypartners.

IḷisaġvikCollege-Alaska’sOnlyTribalCollegeModerator:RebeccaDreierBMH228,1:00pm-2:30pm

KiyawnBrower,President,IḷisaġvikCollege,withcurrentStaff&StudentsAbstract:ThispanelwouldfocusoninformationsharingaboutIḷisaġvikCollege—ourbridgingprograms:summercamps,schoolprogramming,villageoutreach,toourAcademic,Vocational,andWorkforceDevelopmentprogramming.Educationisanimportantfoundationforhealthyindividuals,families,communities,andourstate.TherearestillmanypeopleinourgreatstatewhodonotknowthatIḷisaġvikCollegeexists.AstheonlyTribalCollegeinthestatewealwaysappreciatethechangetoshareinformationwithothers-andasessionlikethiscoulddojustthat—supportingourstate’sonlyAlaskaNativeStudiesConference.

CatalyzingPositiveChangethroughConversationModerator:CharleneSternPSB219,1:00pm–2:30pm

ChristinaKk’odohdaatlnoEdwin(KoyukonAthabascan),UAFRuralDevelopmentStudentBenjaminAndersonAgimuk(Cupik),UAFPoliticalScienceStudentCaitlynTozier(Inupiaq),UAFInterdisciplinaryStudentCharleneStern(Gwich’inAthabascan),Ph.D.Candidate,AssistantProfessorUAFRoundtableAbstract:NativesforPositiveChange(NFPC)isanactiveUAFstudentgroupcommittedtoraisingawarenessandmobilizingsupportonissuesofimportancetotheAlaskaNativecommunity.NFPCprovidesaforumforstudentstogrowtheirleadershipintheareasofgovernance,policy,communityorganizing,andsocialjustice.NFPCwillfacilitateanengagingroundtablediscussionfocusedoncatalyzingpositivechangethroughconversations.Moderatorswilldemonstratemethodsforanalyzingcomplexissues,distinguishingbetweenproblemsymptomsandrootcauses,andinspiringsimilarconversationsinyourcommunity.

2:45pm–4:15pmConcurrentSessions

IndigenousKnowledgeSystems:TheSeenandUnseen:ReturningtoHarmony:RH111,2:45pm–4:15pm

Elizabeth“Liz"Sunnyboy,Elder,WellnessandRecoveryAdvisorPatrickFrank,TraditionalMedicineandRestorativeJusticeLauraCastaneda,MSWSpiritualGuideWorkshopAbstract:Everycommunityhasitsown“medicine”withintoheal.Wewillsharehowthe“NativeWayofKnowing”methodology,aculturallyappropriatearchetype,offersasimplewaytounderstandthe‘self’toregaincalmness,clarity,compassion,confidenceandconnectedness.ItutilizestraditionalvaluesandwaysthathavesustainedAlaska’sNativepeoplesandtherelationalworldviewandinterconnectednesstonature.Theprocessteachesonetobecomemorespirituallyandculturallyawaretobeabetterparent,spouse,friend--inshort,abetterperson.Wecelebratethesuccessesourancestorspassedonandtheobligationtomaintainthatwhichmakesusstrong,brave,creative,resilient,resourcefulandbrilliantproblemsolverswherewedefinewellnessfromaplacethatisrightwithus.

PreventingSuicideinNunavik:ALearningJourneyfromRecommendationtoActing

RH112,2:45pm–4:15pmVeroniqueParadis,NunavikRegionalBoardofHealthMarthaInukpuk,InnulitsivikhealtcenterMemberoftheRegionalSuicidePreventioncommitteeTBARoundTableAbstract:ThispresentationwilldescribethelessonslearnedfromaregionalprojectinNunaviktoreviewthesuicidepreventionservicesofferedtotheInuitpopulation.Theobjectivesofthisprojectweretocreateopportunitiesforthedifferentstakeholdersoftheregiontolookintotheservicesavailablefromallpartnersofthehealthandsocialservicesnetwork,voicetheirconcerns,chooseprioritiesforaction,deviserecommendationsforservices,implementthenewservicesandactivitiesandmonitortheimplementationandresults.

StoryandTaskBasedApproachestoEngageAlaskaNativeStudentsthroughTechnology

RH211,2:45pm–4:15pm

SabineSiekmann,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanksPatrickMarlow,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanksTheresaJohn,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks,Hishinlai’Peter,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanksJoanParkerWebster,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks,WendyMartelle,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks,wmmartelle@alaska.eduSteveThorne,PortlandStateUniversity,UniversityofGroeningen,AdditionalpanelistswillbeselectedfromthecurrentMAstudents.Abstract:Thispaperpresentsonagrantfundeduniversity-schoolcollaborativeprojectfocusingonimprovingAlaskaNativeLanguageandEnglishLanguageEducationthroughComputerAssistedLanguageLearning.TheANECALLgrantiscurrentlysupporting4AlaskaNativePhDand13MAstudentsorganizedintothreecohorts.Thispresentationwilldiscussthecohortmodelandthedeliverymodelconsistingofsummerinstitutes,web-basedcoursedeliveryandone-on-onementoring.ThepanelwillfocusontheCALLprojectsthatweredevelopedbythegrantfundedMAstudents.Projectsincludestory-basedapproachestolanguageteaching,reclaimingtraditionalstoriesforlanguageteaching,task-basedlessons,suchateachingAhtnathroughbeading,increasingstudents’engagementinadistanceAlutiiqlanguageclassroomanddrawingonYup’ikfundsofknowledgetoteachliteracythroughaplacebasedmobilegame.

AlaskaNativeBusinessModelsModerator:SharonLind

RH316,2:45pm–4:15pmSharonLind,TermAssistantProfessor,CollegeofBusinessandPublicPolicy,UAA,andPhDstudent,UAFRobertSnigeroff,UAFPhdstudentJointPaper:TheLongRunforANC’s:AnanalysisofbusinesslongevityAbstract:WeexploreANCdemographiclongtermgrowth,ownershipandprofits,andofferanalysisonbusinesslongevity.AgoaloftheU.S.CongressinpassingANCSAwastofosterculturalassimilationforAlaskaNatives,hencemanyofitsdesignfeatures.Importantly,ANCSAhasbeenamendedtoallowthecontinuationofrestrictionstosharemarketability.However,withitsbasicdesignoffor-profitcompanieswithancestrallandsasanasset,andwiththefurtheranceofsomeoftheculturalgoalsandevenprideofheritagebeingapartofANCs’ownstatedmissions,thetypicallifespanofU.S.corporationsmaybeinconsistentwiththeseaims.Also,ANC’shavegrownineconomicscale,butsohastheirshareholderbase.Weexploreimplicationsonequityprofitsparticipation,i.e.,theeffectofopenenrolment’andcurrentandfuturepopulationgrowthoftheANCshareholderbase.SloaneUnwin,MBA,UAAKathyWilhelm,UAAStudentJointPaper:AlaskaNativeCorporations:7(i)and7(j)RevenueSharingAbstract:Ourgroupprojectistoanalyzethe7(i)provisionestablishedinTheAlaskaNativeClaimsSettlementAct(ANCSA).Inthisanalysiswewillexplorethefollowingquestions: - Whatis7(i)sharing? -Howdoes7(i)and7(j)sharingwork? - Whobenefitsfromthesharing? - Isitperceivedtobeafairsystem?Wewillalsoconsiderthe7(j)sectionofANCSAtobetteroutlinetheflowofmoniesfrom7(i)sharingfromtheAlaskaNativeRegionalCorporation(ANC)totheVillageCorporations(VC)andthebenefitfortheshareholders.WeinterviewedseveralindividualsfromvariousNativeCorporationstogiveusdifferingpointsofviewonthequestions.Toensuretheintegrityofourresearchandtoprotecttheanonymityofourinterviewees,theywillbeidentifiedasInterviewee1,Interviewee2andInterviewee3.Aspartofouranalysiswewillbegivingtwopointsofviewontheevaluationofthefairnessofthe7(i)system,theopposingsideandthesupportingside.EdgarBlatchford,JD,PhD,UAAAssociateProfessor,JournalismandPublicCommunicationsIndividualPaper:NativeCorporationsandCorporateDemocracyAbstract:WhenCongresspassedtheAlaskaNativeClaimsSettlementActin1971,allsoon-to-beshareholdersexpectedandassumedthatallwouldbetreatedasequalsamongequals.InspiteofthefactthatANCSAwascalled"experimental,"thatideaquicklydiedastheregionalcorporationsadoptedtherulesofgovernanceofpublicly-tradedcorporationswhichwereusedtoquelldissentandevenconstructivecomments.Theendresulthasbeenanalienationofovertwo-thirdsoftheAlaskaNativecommunity.

WorkingwithAlaskaNativeCollections:Challenges,OpportunitiesandCollaborations,PartII

Moderator:MedeiaCsoba-DeHassBMH117,2:45pm-4:15pm

DavidYesner,Professor,Anthropology,UAASydneyDeusenberry,B.S.student,UAATomBennett,MuseumManager,AlaskaHeritageMuseum,WellsFargoAprilLaktonenCounceller,ExecutiveDirector,AlutiiqMuseumEvaMalvich,MuseumDirector/Curator,YupiitPiciryaraitMuseumAbstract:Thissessioncontinuestheconversationsfromtheprevioussession.

FirstStewards:StrengtheningTribalGovernancethroughNaturalResourceManagementPlanning

Moderator:?BMH228,2:45pm–4:15pm

CarrieStevens,AssistantProfessor,CRCD,UAFPamelaLestenkof,Co-DirectorforEco-SystemConservationOffice,AleutCommunityofSt.PaulIslandKarenLinnell,ExecutiveDirector,CopperRiver-AhtnaInterTribalResourceConservationDistrictAbstract:ThispanelpresentationwillprovideanoverviewandlessonslearnedfromtheTribalNaturalResourcesManagementPlanning(TNRMP)pilotprojectattheUAFTribalManagementProgram.Perspectivesoffacultyandstudentswillbeshared.AlaskaNativeshaveservedasthestewardsoftheirtraditionallandsandresourcesmaintaininghealthyandproductiveecosystemsforthousandsofyears.Managementoftraditionallandsandresourceshasbeeneffectedbyoutsideagenciesgreatlyimpactingaccessto,andtheavailabilityof,thehunting,fishing,andgatheringresourcesthatprovideforruralcommunitiesbasicfoodneeds.TribalNaturalResourcesManagementPlansstrengthenself-governanceandprovideruralcommunitieswithanecessarytooltomeaningfullyparticipateindecision-makingrelatedtothesustainablemanagementoftheirfood,water,forest,andenergyresources.TothisendtheUAFTribalManagementhaslaunchedapilotprogramutilizingacohortmodel,basedonparticipatoryactionresearch.TheDrumbeatsAlaska:SubsistenceScienceprogramprovidestuition,travel,andtechnicalassistancefor6TribalGovernmentsand12AlaskaNativestudentstodeveloptheirTribalNaturalResourceManagementPlans.Thispanelwillprovideparticipantswith:anoverviewofthebenefitsofTribalNaturalResourcesManagementPlans;anoverviewofthepilotcohortlearningmodel;andlessonslearnedthatcanbeappliedtodevelopingTribalNaturalResourcesManagementPlans.

AlaskaNativeKnowledgeNetworkPSB204-B,3:45pm–4:15pm

RichardHum,AlaskaDepartmentofCrossCulturalStudies,UAF30minpresentation/workshopAbstract:TheAlaskaNativeKnowledgeNetwork(ANKN),isaninternationalhubforgatheringandsharingknowledge.CommunitiesacrossAlaskauseandcontributetotheresourceshousedatANKNinordertopromoteadeeperunderstandingandappreciationforIndigenousworldviewsbothamongWesterninstitutions(theschoolsystem,naturalresourcemanagement,etc.)andIndigenousself-determinationefforts.Thisshorthalfhourworkshopisdesignedtoaccomplishtwothings;1)provideabrieftourofANKN’snewwebpageandsocialmediatools,and2)providetheopportunityfordirect,specific,anddetailedfeedbackthroughahandsonactivityusingANKN’snewtools.Duetothenatureoftheactivity,itishighlyrecommendedthatyoubringaweb-accessibledevicetothesession(laptop,tablet,mobile).NativeCulturalIdentityePortfolio:AtoolforIdentityDevelopmentandHealing

PSB210-C,2:45pm–4:15pmWillieTempleton,Director,NativeStudentServices,UAACherylTurner,OfficeManager,NativeStudentServices,UAA

SheilaRandazzo,TransitionAdvisor,NativeStudentServices,UAA;PaulWasko,UAAe-PortfolioInitiativeCoordinator;TommyWoon,NaropaUniversity,MNAbstract:AlaskaNativepeoplehavelivedandsurvivedintheAlaskanarcticsincetimeimmemorial.AlaskaNativepeoplewereaconfident,healthypeople,withapositiveperceptionofthemselvesandtheirabilitytosurvivewithintheirenvironment.AslifehaschangedforAlaskaNativepeople,identitydevelopmentandpositiveself-perceptionhaveproventobechallenging.Youthstrugglewithvalidatingtheirtraditional-selfwhilepressuredtoassimilate.ManyhavesearchedforwaystosupporttheculturalidentitydevelopmentoftheAlaskaNative.In2015theUniversityofAlaskaAnchoragelaunchedanexcitingefforttobuildanddeployanelectronicportfolioinfrastructure(eWolfprogram)toserveitsstudents,faculty,andstaff.TheePortfolioisusedtoeducate,facilitate,andinspirestudentstodevelopidentityandcultivatecommunitytogetherwithfacultyandstaffthroughintegrativelearning,toshowcasetheirwork,andtoreflectontheirprogressthroughouttheiracademicandprofessionalcareersforlifelonglearning.Wearelivinginanewtechnologicalage.WelookforwardtoassistingAlaskaNativestudentsandcommunitytobecomingawareoftheirtrueselfbyusingtheePortfliotoreclaimandpromoteinherentself-worth.This90-minutesessionwillprovideanoverviewoftheePortfolio,anditstechnologicalunderpinnings,educationalfeatures,socialnetworkingoptions,contemplativequalities,andapplications.TheNativeAmericanStudentServicesstaffwillhostapanelofpeopletopresentaninteractivesessiontohelpattendeestoacquireanunderstandingandimportantly,a‘feel’forthepoweroftheePortfolioforidentitydevelopment,holisticwellness,andsocialchange.

NewEducationalParadigmsModerator:HeidiSenungetukPSB219,2:45pm–4:15pm

BrendaHannahIndividualPaper:GrowingourOwn:EquippingAlaskaNativestobeSuccessfulintheirCollegiateCareerAbstract:Itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthatnon-traditionalstudentsfacemanydifficultChallengeswhenreturningtocollege.ThisisespeciallytrueforAlaskaNativepeoples.Theyareconfrontedwithmanybarriers:language,communication,lackofsocialskills,andmanymore.Thesearejustafewobstaclesthatinhibitthemfromcompletingtheircollegedegree.ItistimethatwehelpgrowourownpeoplestounderstandandexecutethetribalbusinessinAlaskanativecultures.It’snosecretthattherearenotenoughindigenouspeoplesintheworkforcetocompeteforthejobsinAlaskanativeculturestherefore,itisimportanttoequipAlaskaNativeswhowouldliketoreturntocollegeandgainthecompetitiveadvantagewiththenecessarytoolstobesuccessful.Byinvestinginthenon-traditionalindigenousstudents,Alaskawillquicklyexperienceareturnoninvestmentandaneconomicboosttooureconomysimplybytheimpactthesestudentswillmakeintheirownruralcommunities.Giventhetoolstosucceedandtakingthemysteryoutofthecollegiatecareerthesenon-traditionalstudentsaretheoneswhowillfinishtheirdegreesandgobackintotheircommunitiesandmakeahugeimpact!Notonlythat,theirexperiencewillencourageotherstofollowafterthem.“Iftheycangetthroughcollege,thenwhycan’tI?”It’ssimple:Providethemwithanorientationprogramtailorfitjustforthem.Thegoalistoprovidestudentswiththenecessarytoolstobesuccessful.Providingwaysforimprovingeducationalopportunitiesandoutcomeswithstudents;makingthemawareofresourcesavailabletothem,providingthemwithmentorsandstudentblogswhichkeepthemupdatedonspecificopportunitiesforeachofthem.

Dr.DianeHirshberg,Director,UAACenterforAlaskaEducationPolicyResearchDr.DaynaDeFeo,SeniorResearcher,UAACenterforAlaskaEducationPolicyResearchDr.MattBerman,ProfessorofEconomics,UAAInstituteofSocialandEconomicResearchAlexandraHill,AssociateDirector,UAAInstituteofSocialandEconomicResearch

JointPaper:WehavetopaythemWHAT?AlookatruralteacherrecruitmentandretentioninAlaskaAbstract:InresponsetoAlaskaHouseBill278in2014,theDepartmentofAdministration(DOA)contractedwiththeUAACenterforAlaskaEducationPolicyResearch(CAEPR)todevelopstatewidesalary&benefitsschedulesforteachersandprincipals.CAEPRresearcherssoughttoproposeateachercompensationsystemthatwouldattractandretainqualityteachers.Wefoundthatsalariesbasedonsuchaschedule,withappropriatecommunitydifferentials,wouldcostmorethancurrentteachercompensationinAlaska.Ifourmodelswereimplementedstatewide,salarycostswouldincreasebyapproximately15%acrossAlaska,whileindividualdistrictsalarycostchangeswouldrangefroma6%decreasetoa105%increase.Inthispresentationweshareourmodel’sfindingsanddiscusssomeofthealternativesthestatemightconsiderintryingtostemtheteacherturnoverproblem.JaneG.Haigh,KenaiPeninsulaCollegeIndividualPaper:AlaskaNativeBiographiesandAutobiographiesasaTeachingtoolBiographiesandautobiographiesofAlaskaNativescanbeusefulandinterestingsourcesforstudentstounderstandtheexperiencesofthoseinthepast.Forallcultures,biographycangetbeyondthechronologicalhistoryofmajorevents.Abiographyorautobiographyfocusesonthelivedexperience,andespeciallythechoicesthatindividualshadastheyconfrontedtheculturalchangesthathighlightthebroaderhistoricalexperience.TherearemanyissueswhenconsideringNativeAlaskanautobiographiesandbiographies.Whatisthedifference?Whyassignabiographyinsteadofatranscriptofanoralinterview?Iwilldiscusstheseissuesanddefinecategoriestomoreeasilyunderstandtheplaceofeachindividuallifestory.IwillalsoshareanddiscussalistIhavecompiled.

4:30pm–6:00pmConcurrentSessions

LiteracyforEmergentBilinguals:CommunitiesofPracticeforTeacherAction

ResearchRH117,4:30pm–6:00

SabineSiekmann,UAFWendyMartelle,UAFPatrickMarlow,UAFMaureenHogan,UAFDuffJohnston,UAFJoanParkerWebster,UAFCarltonKuhns,LKSDVivianKorthuis,AVCPSheilaWallace,LKSDSallySamson,LKSDAgathaJohn-Shields,UAFCathyMoses,LKSDRoundtableAbstract:ThispaperwilldescribetheLiteracyforEmergentBilingualsproject.Asaresultofthegrant-fundedproject,partners(UAFLinguisticsProgramandSchoolofEducation,LKSD,AVCP)willworktogethertoimproveYup’ik/EnglishliteracyinstructioninSouthwestAlaska.ThegrantwillsupportthedevelopmentandimplementationofanationallyaccreditedgraduateprogramandanESL/ELLEndorsement.Theprogramwillbedeliveredthroughacombinationofintensivesummersessions,distancedeliveredclassesandface-to-faceadvisinginruralcommunities.Thegrantwillsupport20graduatestudents,allofwhomwillbecertifiedteachersinSouthwestAlaska,withacompetitiveprioritygiventoteachersfromtheLowerKuskokwimSchoolDistrict.Studentswillbeorganizedintocohorts,andmentoredbyateamofuniversityfacultyaswellasAlaskaNativeconsultants.Participatingeducatorswillconductteacheractionresearchfocusingonliteracydevelopmentintheirclassrooms.Theprogramwillbetailoredtotheneedsof

AlaskaNativestudentsthroughfocusingon:bilingualism/biliteracy,thedevelopmentofculturallyappropriatematerials,Indigenousknowledge,multiliteracies,andapplicationoftechnologyinliteracyinstruction.

AlaskaNativeSciencesModerator:RyanHarrodRH211,4:30pm–6:00pm

LindaNicholas-Figueroa,IlisagvikCollegeIndividualPaper:InformalSTEMEducationatIlisagvikTribalCollegeontheNorthSlopeofAlaskathroughClimateChangeAbstract:ManyAlaskaNativestudentsresideinsmall,rural,andisolatedvillages.ThesestudentscanbeengagedinSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,andMath)byinstructorswhodevelopandincorporateplace-basedsciencemoduleswithtraditionalecologicalknowledge,suchastheClimateandPermafrostChangesontheNorthSlopeinCulturalContextsummercamp.Elderssharedtheirexperiencesandobservationsassociatedwithsubsistencelivingandclimatechange.Localandvisitingscientistsgavepresentationsandprovidedhandsonactivitiesinthefield,laboratorysimulations,andgamesrelevanttothesciencecontent.Apre-assessmentandpost-assessmentusingtheStudentAssessmentoftheirLearningGains(SALG)measuredstudentunderstandingofthematerials,aswellastheirinterests.Informationgainedfromthesciencecampidentifiedthatstudentsdevelopedandenhancedtheirpersonalunderstandingofbasicscienceconcepts.Inaddition,studentswereabletorelatetheimpactofclimatechangesontheirlocalvillageenvironment.MattCalhoun,Ph.D.(Athabaskan-Ggax),AssistantProfessorofCivilEngineeringIndividualPaper:ACost-EffectiveSolutiontoEliminate“Honey-buckets”inRuralAlaskaAbstract:Currentlythereareover30locationsinAlaskathatoperatewithoutadequatewaterorsewerdespitemorethan$2billioninfederalandstatemoneythathasbeenspentoverthepast50yearsinAlaskatoeliminatethisproblem.Theserurallocationsrelyonthe“honey-bucket”system.Honey-bucketisaeuphemismfora5-gallonbucketusedasatoiletthatishauledbetweenaresidenceandasewagelagoon.Intheprocesspathogensarespreadthroughoutthecommunity.Theseconditionsresultinhighinfantmortality,endemicentericdiseases,andchronicskindiseases.Childreninhoney-bucketcommunitiesareeleventimesmorelikelytodeveloppneumoniacomparedtootherAlaskansthathaveplumbing.ThestateofAlaskahasbeencommittedto“kickingthehoneybucket”;howeverspendinghundredsofthousandsperhouseholdforacentralsewersystemisnotfiscallypossible.Thispresentationwillfocusononecost-effectivesolutionthatisbeingtested.CherylWilga,ProfessorandInterimDirector,DepartmentofBiologicalSciences,UAAIndividualPaper:StressandStrainintheCartilaginousJawsofSharksAbstract:Sharkshavejawsmadeofcartilage,yettheyeasilybitethroughhardpreysuchasseaturtlesandsealions.Sharkcartilageisuniqueinbeingtessellated:havinganoutermineralizedlayersurroundinganinnercoreofhyalinecartilage.Thematerialandmechanicalpropertiesoftessellatedcartilagevariesinstiffnessamongsharkspeciesandappearstocorrespondwithdietorfeedingmechanism.Anincreaseincartilagestiffnessoccurswhenincreasedforceisappliedtothejaws.Thisindicatesthatamechanicalpropertychangeoccursinthetesserae-ligamentinteractionsleadingtoincreasedstiffness.Tessellatedcartilagehasacomplexheterogeneousstructurewheretheelementisinitiallyflexibleandbecomesstifferwhenincreasedforceisapplied,suchaswhencrackinghardprey.Sharkcartilagemayprovidecluesforbioengineeringstrongflexiblereplacementcartilageforhumanjoints.SharingStrategiesforEngagingAlaskaNativeStudentsintheCollegeClassroom

RH220,4:30pm–6:00pmCatherineBrooks,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofAlaskaNativeStudiesandRuralDevelopment,UAFJenniferCarroll,AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofAlaskaNativeStudiesandRuralDevelopment,UAFFormat:InteractiveWorkshopAbstract:Withthepressuresofteaching,service,andresearchfacinguniversityeducators,findingtimeforclasspreparationcanbechallenging.Ourcurriculashouldbeculturallyappropriate,place-based,andacademicallyrigorous,butitdoesnothavetobeboring.Thisworkshopisintendedtobeatimeforeducatorstoshareideastheyhaveusedintheclassroomtobringtheirtopicstolifeforthestudents.Whethertheclassistaughtface-to-face,audioconference,oronline,wewantourstudentsengaged.Attendeeswillexchangeideas,information,andresourcesonmethodologiesthatcanengageourAlaskaNativestudentsinvariouseducationalsettings.

ProtectingtheRighttoExistasaPeople:NewDevelopments,Methodologies,andTechnologyintheIndigenousCulturalandIntellectualPropertyRightsField

Moderator:?RH316,4:30pm–6:00pm

SeanCollin,Esq.,UniversityofNorthAlabama(UNA),AssistantProfessor,CollegeofBusiness,DirectorofUNA’sInstituteofInnovationandTechnologyTransfer,PresidentofIPWatchSystemsCorporationDr.MichaelKoskey,UniversityofAlaskaFairbanksAssistantProfessorYvetteJ.Collin,UAF-PhD,IndigenousStudiesProgramPanelAbstract:ThedominantWesternculturehascreatedalegalsystempremiseduponanindividualisticandcommercialfoundationforintellectualpropertyrights.Thissystemnecessarilyexcludestraditionalknowledgeandothercomponentsofindigenouscultures,aswellasconceptsofcommunalresponsibilityforthekeepingandtransferofsuchideasandknowledge.Today,afocusonthisissueiscriticaltothepreservationofindigenousculturesandtheirwaysofknowing.Wewillexaminewherenationalandinternationallegalsystemsareinaddressingindigenousculturalandintellectualpropertyrights.Asacasestudy,weusethenineAfricanARIPOmemberstates,whichhaverecognized,created,andembeddedindigenousintellectualpropertyrightsintotheirnationallegalsystems.WealsoreviewtechnologynowavailabletofacilitatethisprocessasitapplestoARIPOmemberstatesandtoindigenoussocietiesaroundtheworld.OurgoalistocreateaplanfortherecognitionofIndigenousculturalandintellectualpropertyrightsaroundtheworld.

IndigenousKnowledgeSystemsModerator:?

BMH117,4:30pm–6:00pmCorrieWhitmore,PhD,MS,AssistantProfessorofHealthSciences,UAAIndividualPaper:NavigatingTensionBetweenFunders’ExpectationsforRigorousResearchandTribalCommunityValuesAbstract:Manyfundingsourcescurrentlyrequiregranteestoimplement“evidencebasedpractices”(EBP).Thisseemingly-sensiblefocusisinappropriateintribalcommunitieswherehistorically-basedmistrustofresearchers,smallsamplesizes,andrejectionofsomeresearchframeworks(i.e.RandomizedControlledTrials)havelimitedthecollectionof“evidence”thatmeetsEBPcriteria.Toillustratethisproblem,thepresenterwilloutlinecriteriafromtheNationalRegistryofEvidence-basedProgramsandPracticesandtheHomeVisitingEvidenceofEffectivenessprogramanddescribehowtribalprogramshavescoredinthoseframeworks.Thesessionwillalsoincludeacasestudydemonstratinghowatribalhomevisitinggranteenegotiatedacompromisebetweenfederalfundingagencyrequirementsandtribalvaluesofequitableaccess

andsustainability.Inaddition,thepresenterwillsharekeyprinciplesderivedfromsuccessfulpracticenavigatingtensionbetweenconflictingworldviews.BethGeiger,MasterofArtsCandidate,HumboldtStateUniversityIndividualPaper:"ResistingLinguisticGenocide:LanguageRevitalizationandImmersionSchoolsinLingítAaní,SoutheastAlaska"Abstract:Immersionschoolshavethepotentialtocreatemoreself-determinededucationalparadigmsthataredefinedbyinternalculturalvaluesratherthanexternalWesternidealswhilesimultaneouslyworkingtocreatenewfluentspeakers.However,currentimmersioneducationishinderedbystateandfederal-sanctionedrequirementsthatreducecommunities’abilitytosustainimmersionschools,whichthispaperidentifiesasanissueofsocialjustice.ThesestateandfederalrequirementsworkinconflictwithinternationalandnationallawsandagreementsthatguaranteeIndigenousgroupstherightsofself-determinededucationparadigmsinthelanguageoftheirchoosing.TwoofthebiggestobstructionstothecreationofAlaskaNativeimmersionschoolsare:1)therestrictionsandcomplexitiesofteachercertification,and2)requiredmonolingualstandardizedtesting.TheseareissuesthatAlaska’sproposedSB84,or“ImmersionCharterSchools”legislation,attemptstoaddress.HealingisEmpowerment:ReducingtheIncarceration&RecidivismRatesofNative

WomenandrestoringtheirPlaceinCultureandCommunityModerator:DianeL’xeis’Benson,MFA

BMH118,4:30pm–6:00pm

CharleneAqpikApok,M.A.StudentDANSRD-UAF,E.PaulineHailstone,MAstudentinRuralDevelopmentDANSRD,UAFAdrienne“Aakaluk”Titus,studentDANSRD,UAFAbstract:ThispanelwilldeliberateonsurvivorshipandtraditionalknowledgeascomponentsofhealingandonlegitimateholisticapproacheswithinalternativesentencingandotheralternativestoreducetherecidivismandincarcerationratesofNativewomen.Themoderatorwillsetthestagefordiscussion,thenPaulineHailstonewilladdressthetruthbehindthefactsregardingtheincarcerationofAlaskaNativewomen,andAdrienneTituswillfollowpresentingonrecidivismandreintegrationsituationsandalternatives,andfinallyCharleneApokonresiliency,strengthandhealing.

Diigwizhi’Geerahtan'TeachingourKnowledge':InnovativeIndigenousGovernance

andLeadershipforaRapidlyChangingWorldModerator:CharleneSternBMH228,4:30pm–6:00pm

JessicaBlack(Gwich'in,GwichyaaZhee),ABD,AssistantProfessor,UAFCarolynLenny(Gwich'in,Tsiigehtchi,NorthwestTerritories),UAFRuralDevelopmentStudentCharleneStern(Gwich'in,ArcticVillage),PhDCandidateAssistantProfessor,UAFAbstract:Indigenouscommunitiesworldwidearebeingfacedwithcriticalchallenges,toincludeoutmigration,culturalshifts,anddecliningnaturalresourcesthatarecrucialtothehealthandwell-beingofIndigenouspeoples.Whilethesechallengesaredaunting,Indigenousgovernmentsandleadershiparefacingthesechallengesheadon,exercisingtheirsovereignty,drawingontheircultureandvaluesandengaginginmeaningfuldialogue,bothwithintheircommunitiesandwithoutsideentities.ThispanelpresentationofGwich’inresearchersfromAlaskaandCanadawillsharetheirrespectiveresearchprojects,howtheirgovernment(s)andleader(s)areengaginginconversationsandexploringpossibleinitiativestoconfrontthesechallenges,andlastlywhatstrengthsindividuals,leadershipandtheirgovernmentsaredrawingontocreatehealthandwell-beingintheirrespective

communities.Abriefdiscussionwillfollowthepresentation.DeconstructinganImbalancedPublicEducationParadigm:ProposingIndigenous

WorldviewasaRestorativeSolutionModerator:TonyKaliss

PSB148,4:30pm–6:00pmKristieMayParsons,MEd,Educator&UAFIndigenousStudiesPhDStudentTheresaArevgaqJohn,PhD,UAFIndigenousStudiesAssociateProfessorYKWellnessprojectrepresentativeTBAState/FedGovernmentNativeEducationrepresentativeAbstract: DysfunctionalNativecommunitiesinAlaskaarecharacterizedbyalossoftraditionalIndigenousworldviewcoupledwithhighratesofsuicide,unemployment,teenpregnancy,domesticviolence,schooldropout,crueltytoanimals,andsubstanceabuse.TheUnitedStates(US)colonizationeffortsaimedtoeradicateIndigenoustraditionalworldviewsinordertoproduce“civilized”and“educated”citizensoftheUS.Wesuggestthatsignificantcontributingfactorsofcommunitysocialdysfunctionsandeducationfailurestemfromtwokeyfactors.ThefirstisagapthatexistsintraditionalIndigenousworldviewbetweenchildren,theirparents,grandparents,&ancestorscausedbycolonizationefforts.Second,acyclicalgovernmentblamegamethatcontinuouslyshiftsresponsibilityforthecurrentstateofdysfunctionawayfromtheUSgovernmentontotheState,localTribalagenciesandSchoolDistrictswhomblamethedysfunctionsonunrealisticUSandStatemandates. Yuuyaraq“TheWayWeLive”andNeedforYup’ikControlofourDestinythrough

EducationModerator:DaleeSambo-Dorough

PSB166,4:30pm–6:00pm

RaphaelJimmy–ElderRitaBlumenstein–ElderWillieKasayulie--NativeVillageofAkiachakReaBavilla--CalistaCorporationDaleeSamboDorough,UNPermanentForumonIndigenousIssues

Abstract:Duetotheinter-related,inter-dependent,indivisibleandinter-connectednatureofourlifeways,thenon-Indigenousimposedstandardsofeducationhavehaddeepandtraumaticimpactsuponourpeopleandourculture.Ratherthanprovidingaplaceoflearningthatvaluesourcustomsandpractices,liketheconditionsinthelatteryearsoftheVietnamwar,individualsinourcommunitieshavebeenrequiredtoworkonminimizingthe“bodycount.”Thistragicrealityislinkedtodecadesofthedenialoftherighttoself-determinationinallofitsdimensions,includingownershipandcontrolofourowneducationsystems–acollectiverightaffirmedintheUNDeclarationontheRightsofIndigenouspeoples.

Belkofski:AnOralHistoryofanAbandonedVillageintheEasternAleutiansPSB204-B,4:30pm–6pm

LizaMack,Aluxtaatux,Aleut,IndigenousStudiesPhDCandidate,UAFRachelLinWeaver,VisitingAssistantProfessorofVideoArt,IndianaUniversityLesleyDuffield,MFACandidate,IndianaUniversityAbstract:ThisisavideodocumentarythatwasproducedwiththeNativeVillageBelkofskiandtheAleutianPribilofIslandsAssociation.Belkofskiwasestablishedintheearly1800sattheheightoftheRussianseaottertrade.ItwasoneofthelargestcommunitiesintheAleutiansuntiltheeconomychangedandbegantofocusonsalmonfishing.ThelastfamilymovedfromBelkofskiintheearly1990s.TheformerresidentsofBelkofskiparticipatedininterviewsandsharedtheirstories,memoriesandphotographstoshowcasethelife,history

andconnectionswiththelandinthis75minutevideo.ThevideoisnarratedbyIndigenousStudiesPhDstudent,LizaMack,herlateMother,LydiaMack(Kenezuroff)wasfromBelkofski.

Indigenousvs.WesternEthicsModerator:JeaneBreinigPSB219,4:30pm–6:00pm

JackieRahm,PhD,UAFIndividualPaper:WesternIndigeneity:TowardanEthosofHolismAbstract:ItisarguednotonlythattheUnitedStateswasfoundeduponasystematicwarwagedagainstIndigenouspeoplesandlands,butalsothatitwasthelargestgenocideinworldhistory.DespitethehistoricalrecordandinnumerableoralhistoriesacrosstheAmericas,theseaccountsdonotmakeitintothecolonialnarrativeofcurrent-daytextsandclassrooms.Instead,westernsocietypathologizesIndigenouspeopleswhosurvivethistrauma,whiletheideologyof“AmericanExceptionalism”continuestoimposeamorecovertformofdomination—therequisiteassimilationintoawesternvaluesystemthatislargelyincommensuratewithindigenousworldviews.Indigenousresurgenceexposestheurgencyforawakeningfromthisunconsciousness.Inresponse,thispaperturnsthelensontotheimbalanceofacolonizingmentalityinsearchofwesternindigeneityandremembranceofplacewithinthecircle.TonyKaliss,PhDIndividualPaper:PracticalapplicationsforwellnessandunderstandingofamodeloftheNative-EuropeaninteractionAbstract:ExploretheapplicationsofamodelofthedynamicsoftheNative-Europeaninteractionasausefulworkingtoolforunderstandingimportanttheoretical,general,andeverydayissuesconcerningNativeandEuropeansocietiesandtheirinteractionsincludingissuescentraltoNativecommunitywellness.Showthatamodelstatedbriefly—threelinesoftext—cancombinethespiritualandthepractical,andamodelwhensetinmotionshedslightontheoriginandworkingoutofthemanyissuesarisingfromtheinteractionsofNativeandEuropeanpeoples(referringtoEuropeansandtheirdescendents:Russian,French,English,Euro-American,Euro-Australian,etc).SevillaI.Love,LCSW,CSIndividualPaper:AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortiumRuralAftercareCoordinationattheAlaskaPsychiatricInstituteAbstract:UndertheMethamphetamineandSuicidePreventionGrant,theAlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortium(ANTHC)hascreatedaClinicalSocialWorkpositionnewlyentitledtheANTHCRuralAftercareCoordinator(RAC)attheStateofAlaskaPsychiatricInstitute(API).AsperaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)withAPI,theRACwillprovideaftercarecoordinationtoruralAlaskanswhoarebeingdischargedfromAPIforsuicidality.OurservicepopulationisAlaskaNative/AmericanIndianandresidentsservedonlybyaTribalHealthorganization.Ourgoalistoreducesuicidalityandassociatedpsychiatrichospitalreadmissionsthroughongoingconnectionandcoordinationefforts.

Transitions:SomeAlaskaNativeCollegeGraduateViewsAbouttheReturnExperience

PaulOngtooguk,ModeratorUAACollegeofEducation,StudentPanel

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Day,Time,RoomHillaryStrayer,AlaskaNativeTribalHealthConsortium?Presentation:InjuryPrevention?Abstract:PaulBerg,(Title)IndividualPaper:?Alaskaneducationisfacingafiscalcrisiswhichthreatensexistingprogramsandinstitutions.However,thefiscalcrisisisalsoanopportunitytocriticallyexamineoureducationalpractices.AlaskaruraleducationisafinanciallyinefficientcolonialsysteminclearviolationoftheUnitedNations2007MandateontheRightsofIndigenousPeoples,andananomalyinthemodernworld.Heath,welfare,andincarcerationstatisticssupporttheconclusionthattheruraleducationsystemcontributestotheperpetuationofhistoricaltraumaintheAlaskaNativecommunity.Decolonizationoftheruraleducationssystemisanopportunityforsubstantialcostsavingsforthestate.Apracticalexamplewillbepresentedforgroupconsideration.Thetimeforactionisnow,duringthiseconomicupheaval.6:00pmClosingReceptioninfoyerofWendyWilliamsonAuditorium CeremonialClosingPrayerbySondraShaginoffStuart

7:00pm–9:00pmAwardsCeremonyandPerformancesatWendyWilliamson

AuditoriumOpeningWelcomeReadingbyAliceCrowExcellenceinAdvocacyandLeadershipinIndigenousHigherEducation-SheriBuretta

PresentedbySharonLindReadingbyAbigailChabitnoy(KodiakUnangax)LiteraryAchievementAward-ErnestineSaankaláxt'Hayes

PresentedbyJeaneBreinigReadingbyAnnaSmithChiburisExcellentinAdvocacyandLeadershipinIndigenousHigherEducation-BryanBrayboy

PresentedbyBethGinondidoyLeonardWorldPremiere-WhatwasLostisLostNoLonger

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