NYCP - Central Yup'ik College & Career Readiness Grant
NEWS!
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Great things are happening in the communities of the Kuspuk School District. Please read below to find out what some your community members are doing to sustain their communities, teach traditional ways, and support their youth through college and career readiness activities.
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Kalskag has been very active, starting with planning in April, figuring out what the community is interested in, and what would be most useful and beneficial. From this planning session, they put together a driver's license prep session in May, helping interested students prepare for the written portion of the test. At minimum, many employers are looking for not only a high school diploma, but a driver's license as well. From the rumor mill, we hear kuspuk making is in the future for another event in June with Kalksag. Can't wait to see the results!
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Want to learn more about cultural foods? Well, so did the NYCP group in Stony River. So, in April, they arranged a community gathering to learn how to make fry bread. The supplies for the bread were shipped to Stony River, and the process of making the bread was taught to all interested community members. In addition to the fry bread, members learned how to take the bread and turn it into delicious fry bread tacos! Of course, all the samples were eagerly consumed! We are looking forward to more fun events from Stony River!
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Chuathbaluk Hears Elders' Stories
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Judging by the smiles and laughing, the Chuathbaluk event, potluck with the Elders, was a huge success. In an effort to compile the stories, this is an excellent start. The event, organized by Tracy Simeon and Josephine Phillips, will hopefully be the first in a long line of equally successful events to support cultural awareness, workforce development, subsistence, and/or college and career readiness for the community members. Thank you, Chuathbaluk!
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In April, the Aniak group had a Youth/Elders event, where elders were awarded plaques and were recognized for their continued service to the community. Some gave speeches to offer advice to the youth. Everyone enjoyed the music between sessions and the Yup'ik dancing and found it so inspirational, the next event was planned to include drumming, dancing, and song writing. Additionally, there were a number of suggestions for future NYCP events. We look forward to some wonderful events in Aniak's future!
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The NYCP group at Aniak hosted Olivia Piiyuuk Shields in the end of May, teaching native dance and song writing to the community. Miss Shields is Miss WIEO of 2017. She visited Aniak for several days, teaching community members and students the traditional art of Yup'ik song writing and dance. Judging by the turnout, this event was a big success!
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NYCP Fall Summit in Aniak!
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We are looking forward to the fall summit, to be able to share successes and ideas and to be able to get inspiration from those who have been doing so well with this Native Youth Community Project (NYCP) meeting. The date has been set for August 24th, we will be in touch to make travel arrangements with each member of the cohort.
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