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Colony Middle School 2008 |
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Palmer |
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| Destination One - Cultural Ambassador Photos |
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John Cox |
Kendra
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Savanna |
Jordan |
Greyson |
Samantha |
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| Destination One - Community Profile |
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The Cultural Ambassador Team
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Colony Middle School from the air.
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Hatcher Pass historic gold mine overlooking our school.
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Mary McMahon and baby Theresa at a home cross country meet.
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| Destination Two: |
| You Might Be From Palmer IF... |
you spend enormous amounts of time in a car.
you see a mountain out every window.
you have been chased by a moose at your bus stop.
your big toys (boat) are nicer than your home.
your yard is filled with dog poop.
you have hike up the Butte.
you have a blue tarp attached to your house.
you have seen the start of the Iditarod.
your neighbor has a broken down car in the yard.
you recycle even though it is challenge.
everybody gets a drivers liscense.
you have been blow over by the wind.
box stores are always popping up.
your school has an elevator.
your school district is bigger than some states.
you have been to the state fair.
you have seen a record winning pumpkin.
you can text with the best of them. |
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| Destination Three: |
Highlights from our team's expectations for their exchange
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Name one thing that you are most looking forward to learning when in your Sister School community: To learn and have a better understanding of their culture
Name another thing you are looking forward to: On how families bond together and how other communites come together
Name another thing you are looking forward to: How their community acts and comes together for celebrations
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| Destination Five: |
| View our plan to welcome our visiting Cultural Ambassadors |
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| Destination Six: |
Highlights from our team's thoughts about being a Cultural Ambassador
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What are some things you have learned about being a Cultural Ambassador that really stood out to you?: One thing I have learned in becoming a Cultural Ambassador is for one thing you have to be someone who expands the knowledge of others regarding its people. Another one is I've learned that if one is to be hugely successful in any undertaking, they must accept huge risks. Those are somethings I have learned in becoming a cultural ambassador
How do you feel about your role as a Cultural Ambassador?: Some feelings that I have been getting are, I don't expect I'll fit right in with their community and understand something’s they do on a daily basis. I think mostly I am enthused and siked of what this experience will be like and how this well change me in the long run.
Do you feel ready to represent your own culture?: I strongly believe that I represent my own culture as a African American in varies of ways. |
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| Destination Seven: The First Time We Meet |
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| Thoughts from our team about our first day of the exchange |
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| Go to the Personal Profiles |
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| Destination Seven: Getting Reacquianted |
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Welcoming banner in windy Chevak as we get off the plane
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Snowmachines with big tub like sleds take us from the airstrip to Mary's house.
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We are reunited in Mary's home and meet her husband Ulric and their children.
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| Thoughts from our team about getting reacquainted |
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| Area for Exploration One: One Thing We Must See Or Experience When We Go To Chevak: |
| Eskimo Dancing (Yuraq) |
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What we learned. We learned about some of the stories that are being told through the dances. Movements represent actions or things, for example, a certain type of bird in flight. We learned that dancing was performed by their ancestors in the winter time, in the large sod house where men would sleep. |
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Samantha and the other ambassadors performed a bird dance for the community of Chevak in Town Hall. |
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| Area for Exploration Two |
| Historical Sites |
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What we learned. We learned that Chevak was moved into Hooper Bay hunting grounds. This was negotiated between the two villages, and has caused no problems since. The people of Hooper Bay come and hunt near Chevak, and Old Chevak, with all of its flooding troubles, has been abandoned. Chevak is now about 10 miles further north on higher ground. We also learned that in the summer, much of the tundra has rivers and channels interconnecting a large region, allowing a great deal of fishing and boating access. Even though Chevak is a good distance from the coast, in the summer you can boat from town, and in the winter you can snow machine for quick coastal access. |
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We travelled by snowmachine to Old Chevak and warmed up in the old church. |
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| Area for Exploration Three |
| Subsistence Seal Butchering |
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What we learned. We learned that the seal is butchered inside a home, as that is the only warm place. Think smell. After a short while you quit noticing. We learned that small seal (ring seal) are used for meat, mittens, hats, and boots. We learned that larger (bearded seal) are used similarly, but also for boats and blanket toss. We learned that spring seal hunting happens by riding a snow machine to the coast, and using the boats that have kept there over the winter to hunt the seal (both on the ice or in the water). |
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Jordan, Samantha, Cheyenne, and Summer learn about seal and subsistence. |
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| Destination Eleven: Our First Week Together |
| Closing circle thoughts from our team on the first exchange |
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| Go to the Personal Profiles |
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| Destination Eleven: Our Final Time Together |
| Closing circle thoughts from our second (and final) exchange |
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Cultural Heritage Week in Chevak
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| Destination Twelve: Last Words |
| Final thoughts from our team about the journey |
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