Tag: rural alaska
member name: Roberta Moto
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April 11, 2008 09:07 PM EDT --
I had to write a letter of appreciation to someone in my life for the Personal Development class I am taking for my job as a Native Counselor. Here is a copy of the letter I wrote to my husband. It is . . .
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October 26, 2008 06:39 PM EDT --
I live in a rural area and never had the opportunity to go to a live concert until Feb. 1, 2008. I was in Fairbanks, Alaska attending a week long college class for my job as a substance abuse counselor. . . .
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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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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 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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February 13, 2008 01:35 PM EST --
For my job as a counselor in a really small Alaskan village I had to take a class on addictions. I learned some interesting things. For people who are physically addicted to alcohol and go through withdrawals; . . .
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February 13, 2008 02:08 PM EST --
For one of my college classes I have to take for my job as a counselor we watched a great video. It was a series done in the 1990's by Father Micheal Oleksa. He discusses how things got the way they . . .
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July 23, 2008 03:12 PM EDT --
I was wondering if anyone had information on TransCanada's proposed gas line from Alaska to the Lower 48. I have heard that they do not have permission to cross Native lands in Canada but the Alaska . . .
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August 08, 2008 09:08 PM EDT --
I watched the video, haven't read the book but maybe I will check to see if it's in the library. Couple of thoughts came to mind while watching it. It is a great movie, beautifully done, great . . .
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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 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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April 03, 2008 04:26 PM EDT --
I wanted to write a poem to put in my brother's birthday card I am getting ready for July 31. I don't like this first attempt as it seems too direct. I want to focus on healing and faith. Here . . .
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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 09:06 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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