ECCI Poetry
Written by Amber Frizzell Monday, 10 October 2011 08:28
Judith Owens-Manley, Director of Center for Community Engagement and Learning at UAA, attended fish camp in Klukwan through the Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion program. The following are a collection of haikus she wrote during her experience, one for each day at camp.
Awake to mountains ‘round me,
Silvery shapes below
Slip by in the currents
Distant shapes emerging in gray fog
The mountains revealing themselves
The Chilkat rushes by
Old ways, forgotten in new times,
Renewal and remembrance
We reach back to learn
Our lives are close by our food
Drying fish point upstream
Their spirits live on
Tendrils entwine and link together
Invisible across distance
Family and tradition
Shoulder to shoulder, jars stand
Ready to feed a village
The fullness of life
The tie that binds me to you
Stretches back through time
We’re one human race
Our life is close by our food,
Our drumbeat close by our hearts
An ancient village, Klukwan
You’ve roamed land and rivers, hunted, fished,
Sacred ground through time,
Mine was stolen
Drums beat a rhythm in everyday life
My rhythm too, steady energy,
An unheard accompaniment
Bountiful gifts from land & sea,
Hand to mouth I live
No more than enough.
Auntie is a special role, safe harbor,
Believing in you,
A fierce, gentle love
Teacher Heather McIntyre
Written by Amber Frizzell Monday, 19 September 2011 12:45
Heather McIntyre talks about her experience after attending Alaska Native summer camp at Dig Afognak's Survivor Camp and how she's incorporating what she learned into her classroom.Watch her interview here...ECCI Movie Heather McIntyre. Check out "camp diary" to see more teacher interviews!
Apply for Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion 2012!
Written by Amber Frizzell Thursday, 08 September 2011 15:14
Applications for Summer 2012 Educator Cross-Cultural Immersion will be accepted until February 10, 2012.
The ECCI program accepts applications from 3-12th grade teachers from Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Mat-Su school districts. Additionally, under the Take Wing Alska project, we are now accepting applications from educators at UAA and Alaska Job Corps.
This program offers a unique opportunity to learn, work and play at an Alaska Native summer culture camp. The camp experience gives teachers insights into Alaska Native culture, ways of teaching, learning and living.
Participate in Alaska Native culture to better inform your teaching and support your students.
You may download the ECCI Application 2012 , fill it in, save as "ECCI.yourlastname", and return via email to jsamuelson@akhf.org, or print and fax to:
Alaska Humanities Forum, 907-272-3979.