CXCS Newsletter Issue May 2019
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Greetings!
Welcome!
Congratulations class of 2019! You did it!
As always, a reminder to our students that our faculty and staff are here to help you succeed. Please contact our office at (907) 474-1902 or email [email protected] if you have any questions. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and join our newsletter for updates and events and what's happening.
Fall 2019 registration is now open. Contact your committee chair to register today!
Also please note that our faculty and staff will be off contract for the summer and will be back in August. Contact the CLA Dean's office for assistance after June 1st at 907-474-7231.
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Liza Mack, PhD.
Indigenous Studies Alumni, Class of 2019
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Photo by Mikayla McCallum
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Dr. Liza Mack is Aleut, born and raised in the King Cove, Alaska. Her dissertation Unangam Unikangis: Aleut Stories of Leadership and Knowing focused on natural resource management, knowledge transfer and engagement of Native communities in the regulatory process and how that may or may not affect the Native Cultures of Alaska. She was able to incorporate oral histories from two Aleut leaders and also elders from her mothers village of Belkofski. She has an A.A. in Liberal Arts from UAS Sitka, a B.A. and M.S. in Anthropology from Idaho State University and has been an adjunct instructor at UAF, teaching Human Relations, Native Cultures of Alaska and Intro to Unangam Tunuu.
Dr. Mack’s work is focused on cultural revitalization and community involvement in the regulatory process. She possesses knowledge of Alaska Native Cultures and has personal connections with leaders from across Alaska. She has over 20 years experience working in and around Alaska Native organizations and is currently serving her third term on the King Cove Corporation Board of Directors. She is familiar with the local, regional, state, federal and international board processes that take place in Alaska and the Circumpolar North and values the importance of engaging Native people in these settings.
Congratulations Dr. Mack!
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We are proud of our alumni and students!
Stay connected with the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies. Do you have an exciting career or family success story to share? We would love to feature you on our newsletter and highlight your accomplishments.
To share your story, email
[email protected]
with a paragraph of your accomplishments, your research, along with a photo.
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A Message from Department Chair Mike Koskey
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Fall 2019 New Students’ Welcome
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Hello New Students, and welcome to the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies and the MA and PhD programs in Indigenous Studies!
We will have an orientation in the early Fall semester for all new students (and for any other students who would like to attend). As new students, you’ll be required to attend this important orientation, which will be accessible in-person or by audio-conference. We usually hold the orientation on the first Saturday of September—for now this is tentatively set for September 7
th from 9 am – 12 pm. We will cover in detail the processes and expectations for new graduate students.
For now, especially concerning registration, please confer with your interim adviser (this was outlined in individual welcome letters already sent to each of you by email).
Finally, please take the time to review in detail the following important sites:
As always, contact me with any questions you may have:
[email protected]. I hope you all have a very good end of the semester and an enjoyable, happy spring!
Mike
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Congratulations to our 2019 CXCS Graduates!
PhD Indigenous Studies
Kitty Deal, PhD
Heather Gordon, PhD
Liza Mack, PhD
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2019 Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley Indigenous Scholars Award is
Presented to Dr. Rev. Trimble Gilbert
from Arctic Village, AK
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This award is given in recognition of Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley’s contribution to articulating the significance of Indigenous knowledge systems, ways of knowing and world views in the contemporary world. The UAF Center for Cross Cultural Studies, Indigenous Ph.D Program, and Alaska Native Knowledge Network convey the AOK Indigenous Scholar Award to a community acknowledged scholar in their honor each year, and it is our pleasure to announce
Dr. Rev. Trimble Gilbert
as this year’s recipient.
Dr. Rev. Trimble Gilbert is from Arctic Village, AK. Son to the late James and Maggie Gilbert. All his life, he has taught traditional knowledge, Indigenous ways of knowing, philosophy, language, and ways of the Gwich'in. He's taught about traditional values and protecting the land and it's animals. He has taught youth how to fish with only the resources the land provides, he's taught stories of the past and has dedicated his life to doing church work. He is one of the last to have grown up on the land and among ancestors. He lived during the time Gwich'in were still nomadic. He knew great leaders. He has spent so much of his time teaching young people. He deserves this award not only that he's knowledgeable in Indigenous ways of knowing, but also a respectful, incredible human being. Dr. Rev. Trimble Gilbert clearly demonstrates the values the AOK award and what it stands for. Mahsi' choo (thank you) for all you do.
Congratulations Dr. Trimble Gilbert!
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DANSRD/UAF Delegation in Finland
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Smoked Salmon, Sami and a Prince
By Professor Judy Ramos
What has smoke salmon, Sami and a Prince in common? For me, these were some of the many highlights of attending the
UArctic Congress 2018 in Finland in September. The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of 200 universities, colleges, and research institutes dedicated to education and research about the North. I attended UArctic as a member of the Academic Leadership Team and a presenter in one of the Science Sections.
This second gathering or Congress of members was held September 3
rd through 7th in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland. UAF was represented by a delegation of University of Alaska Fairbanks officials including Chancellor White, Vice-Chancellor Peter, Vice-President Castellini, and other UAF representatives. The UArctic Congress included not only meetings for the UArctic members, but also a science program and plenaries. This year Prince Albert II of Monaco was one of the keynote speakers.
The Congress started on Tuesday with a visit and lunch at the Maikkula Mansion along the beautiful, Oulujoki River. Wednesday, UAF was well represented at the Plenary of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples on “Education and training in the Arctic.” Panel members included Vice-Chancellor Evon Peter, former DANSRD MA student Tukumminnguaq Olson, and Dr. Norma Shorty, an Indigenous Studies graduate. This panel was facilitated by Chair of the Council of UArctic Liisa Holmberg, who is also Rector of the Sami Education Institute.
From Oulu, the Congress moved to Helsinki. On Friday, I presented at the Science Section, “Preserving memory – Arctic worldviews in education.” The Congress ended with a reception at the beautiful Helsinki City Hall located by the Helsinki waterfront. During the day it is filled with food booths where you can buy fresh food like smoked salmon, fruit or vegetables.
The UArctic Congress was a great opportunity to meet and network with other groups concerned about education in the north. At this meeting, Vice chancellor Evon Peter, was elected to the University of the Arctic’s governing board, he will serve a three-year term.
Hosted by the University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki, the UArctic Congress 2018 is the largest event ever organized by the University of the Arctic.
The UArctic Congress 2018 in Finland had over 600 participants from more than 30 countries, a range of high-level keynote plenaries and nearly 50 science sessions with over 250 presenters.
Organized every other year in the chair country of the Arctic Council, the UArctic Congress brings together key UArctic meetings and a full science conference into a single event, alongside a variety of side-events and an engaging social and cultural program.
The 2018 Congress, UArctic website (September 07, 2018)
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To Order ANKN Books & Materials contact
Richard Hum at 907-474-5897
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Alaska Native Knowledge Network
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ANKN is located on the 5th floor of the Gruening Building, room 503F. Please contact Richard Hum at 907-474-5897 or email
[email protected]
for any inquiries on books and posters.
For payment, please contact Crystal Frank at 907-474-1902 or email
[email protected]
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*New bookstore website coming soon!
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ANKN Monthly Book Feature
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Alaska Native Education: Views from Within
Edited by Ray Barnhardt and Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
2010
The authors of the essays contained in this volume seek to identify the limitations of the existing system of education and offer alternative views that point toward the revaluation of local knowledge and ways of knowing, with emphasis on blending old and new practices that address the contemporary needs of Alaska Native people, and in so doing, benefit all people.
Please contact the Alaska Native Knowledge Network at 907-474-5897 or email Richard Hum at [email protected].
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Important Dates & Deadlines!
- 5/8/19 - Deadline for faculty to post grades, noon.
- 8/12/19 - Faculty back on contract
- 8/12/19 - AUGUSTmester courses begin; attendance required
- 8/12/19 - Deadline for adding AUGUSTmester classes; 5 p.m. in person, midnight at UAOnline
- 8/12/19 - Deadline for AUGUSTmester tuition and fee payment and refunds; 5 p.m. in person, midnight at UAOnline
- 8/13/19 - Late payment fees begin for AUGUSTmester
- 8/16/19 - Financial aid is disbursed
- 8/19/19 - Deadline for AUGUSTmester student- and faculty-initiated withdrawals (W grade appears on academic transcript)
- 8/22/19 - Residence halls open to all students, 8 a.m.
- 8/23/19 - Last day of AUGUSTmester instruction and finals
- 8/26/19 - First day of instruction; late registration begins
- 8/28/19 - Deadline for faculty to post AUGUSTmester grades, noon
- 9/2/19 - Labor Day (offices closed — no classes, registration or fee payment)
- 9/6/19 - Deadline for adding classes and late registration; 5 p.m. in person, midnight at UAOnline
- 9/6/19 - Last day for student- and faculty-initiated drops with refund (course does not appear on academic record)
- 9/6/19 - Deadline for tuition and fee payment; 5 p.m. in person, midnight at UAOnline
- 9/7/19 - CXCS Orientation for new students
- 10/7/19 - Early progress reports due
- 10/15/19 - Deadline to apply for fall 2019 graduation
- 10/28/19 - Spring 2020 course list available at UAOnline
- 11/1/19 - Last day for student- and faculty-initiated withdrawals (W grade appears on academic transcript)
- 11/11/19 - Begin spring 2020 priority registration (UAF degree students)
- 11/25/19 - Begin spring 2020 open registration (all UAF, UAA and UAS students, including nondegree students)
- 11/27/19-12/1/19 - Thanksgiving break (no classes, most offices closed)
- 12/7/19 - Last day of instruction
- 12/18/19 - Deadline for faculty to post grades, noon
- 12/24/19-1/1/20 - Winter break (no classes, most offices closed; reopen Thursday, Jan. 2, at 8 a.m.)
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Center for Cross-Cultural Studies
201 Eielson Building, UAF campus
PO Box 756730
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730
Phone: (907) 474-1902
Office Hours 8AM-5PM M-F
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