Tag: deering
member name: Roberta Moto
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September 28, 2007 08:13 PM EDT --
In the high arctic we are used to extreme periods of light and dark. When I was a teen we traveled down to "the States" in the spring time. It was an educational experience for me. It was strange . . .
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November 26, 2007 06:01 PM EST --
Walking in the arctic evening
I see the moon as a small disc in an endless sky
The elders have told us shamans would send their spirits to the moon
How could this little thing inspire a race . . .
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September 18, 2007 08:09 PM EDT --
Someone on a different site just asked me if the ABC show Men in Trees is anything like the real Alaska. Finally understand the name of this group. Let me tell you about ARCS. It stands for the Alaska . . .
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September 14, 2007 02:43 PM EDT --
“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes
an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day
he forgives himself, he becomes wise.” ~ Alden Nowlan . . .
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March 26, 2008 03:54 PM EDT --
This is one of my entries for myfamily.com for family history. Dorcas Karmun:
The story of Evans' grandma Dorcas is very interesting. Dorcas was the first wife of a powerful and feared shaman. . . .
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March 26, 2008 03:57 PM EDT --
Flora's grandmother Carrie Newlin lived with Flora's family when she was young and Flora remembered the stories her grandma told. When Carrie was very young the coast was terrified of the five . . .
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March 26, 2008 07:31 PM EDT --
I am copying my entries for the class I took in 2006 and posting them here because I heard Yahoo 360 is not going to be online much longer and that is where I saved my online entries for this web . . .
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March 26, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
I had taken this class over the internet and thought I would copy my assignments online and share with everyone.
<dl><dt>Entry for November 30, 2006</dt></dl>
I am taking a . . .
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March 26, 2008 06:13 PM EDT --
Week 2- Creation Stories
I don't recall my parents telling me a creation story based on the Inupiaq folklore. I do remember my mother telling me that the old Inupiaq did belief in many spirits . . .
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March 26, 2008 09:03 PM EDT --
Week 6- Ceremonies
The only traditional ceremonies of the Inupiaq that seem to have survived are the whaling feasts and messenger feasts. In whaling villages these are held in the spring to celebrate . . .
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March 26, 2008 09:09 PM EDT --
Week 9- Homes and Transportation
Homes in our area were sod houses. The roof frames were constructed of drift wood or whale ribs. Sod was removed from the area where the home was planned for and the . . .
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March 26, 2008 09:06 PM EDT --
Week 8- Clothing
Clothing of the traditional Inupiaq was mainly made of caribou skins. The ladies were expert seamstresses making a set to fit a person so it is non-binding while not being . . .
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