Hello all!
We just want to start out this post by saying CONGRATS to all our graduates! We are so proud to see each and every one of you graduating! This year, we celebrated in style at Native Graduation where we were happy to see so many people come out to support all these wonderful students! We are so excited for what's in store for all you graduates!
And, all this means, this school year is over! Another big congrats to all who have made it through finals and can now live stress-free for at least a few days. Don't forget about all the great classes on offer this Summer, though, and start thinking about Fall as well!
We hope everyone has a fantastic Summer and we can't wait to see you this Fall!
Gunalchéesh haat igoodi!!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Hello again!
Hello!
We have a big announcement! There's been a change in leadership in Wooch.een! Jasper has moved from The Treasurer position to Co-Chair and Travis has taken Jasper's spot as Treasurer! Congrats to both!
This summer, there are going to be a number of fantastic classes on offer here at UAS. Including 'Harvest and Preparation of Basket Materials', 'Northwest Coast Basketry', and 'Ravenstail Weaving.' So, if you're planning on hanging around, you should definitely take a look!
It's getting close to the end of the semester, but we're still going strong and we have got big plans for the future! So, stay tuned!
Gunalchéesh!
We have a big announcement! There's been a change in leadership in Wooch.een! Jasper has moved from The Treasurer position to Co-Chair and Travis has taken Jasper's spot as Treasurer! Congrats to both!
This summer, there are going to be a number of fantastic classes on offer here at UAS. Including 'Harvest and Preparation of Basket Materials', 'Northwest Coast Basketry', and 'Ravenstail Weaving.' So, if you're planning on hanging around, you should definitely take a look!
It's getting close to the end of the semester, but we're still going strong and we have got big plans for the future! So, stay tuned!
Gunalchéesh!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Oratory!
Hey all!
Oratory this weekend was a great success! We want to give a big congratulations to ALL those who participated in this competition! Everyone gave fantastic presentations and we are so proud of all of you! It was a truly fantastic experience to share with everyone.
We would also like to give a BIG thanks to all who volunteered to help keep this competition running smoothly. To all the judges, timekeepers, speakers, runners, and talliers, thank you! and, a special thank you to the following: Our most Cherished guest speakers Elder Cyril George, and Della Cheney for your words of encouragement to all of the Oratory participants. Chancellor John Pugh, Provost Rick Caulfield for your continued support and acknowledgement of the student participants. Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages Lance Twitchell for your traditional story and relating to all of our student participants as active participants in keeping our culture alive! Dean of Students Jessie Grant, and Dean of Enrollment Management Joe Nelson, PITAAS Director Ronalda Cadiente-Brown, Student Services Administrative Manager Roxy Felkl, Administrative Specialist Shauna Bail, and Director of the Learning Center Hildegard Sellner for sponsoring and encouraging our students to continue hosting this wonderful annual event.
And, here are the placements:
Native Language:
Anastasia Brink, 1st place - UAS Student
Stephanie Tripp, 2nd place - UAS Student
Richard Tagaban, 3rd place - UAS Student
Leandrea Makaily, Participant - JDHS Student
Judges:
Community Elder Nora Dauenhauer
Community Elder Flora Huntington
Community Linda Belarde
Community Mary Folletti
Filming:
UAS Student Maria Rangel
Time Keeper:
Community Darrell Brown
Storytelling:
Konrad Frank, 1st place - UAS Student
Lorene Hanlon, 2nd place - UAS Student
Nahaan, 3rd place - UAS Student
Jasper Nelson, Participant - UAS Student
Michael Love, Participant - UAS Student
Judges:
UAS - Beatrice Franklin
UAS - Pua Maunu
Community - Sara Dybdahl
Community - Gary Waid
Filming:
UAS Student Lyle James
Timekeeper:
UAS Julie Staveland
Dramatic Declamation:
Nae Tumulak, 1st place - UAS Student
Stephanie Tripp, 2nd place - UAS Student
Konrad Frank, 3rd place - UAS Student
Jeton Johnson, Participant - UAS Student
Judges:
Community Elder - Richard Dauenhauer
Community - Anni Caulfield
Community - George Holly
Community - Yarrow Vaara
Filming:
UAS Student - Austin Brown
Timekeeper:
UAS Cathy Thomas
Oratory:
Lorene Hanlon, 1st place - UAS Student
Nae Tumulak, 2nd place - UAS Student
Nahaan, 3rd place - UAS Student
Irene Muller, Participant - UAS Student
Leandrea Makaily, Participant - JDHS Student
Travis Johnson, Participant - UAS Student
Traci Taylor, Participant - UAS Student
Judges:
Community Elder - Marie Olson
Community Elder - Della Cheney
UAS - Sol Neely
UAS - Jo Dahl
UAS Alice Taff
Filming:
Gloria Eyon
Timekeeper:
JDHS Student - Devon
___________________________________
Tallying:
UAS - Janelle Cook
PITAAS Director Ronalda Cadiente-Brown
Hall Monitors:
Community - Pam Johnson
Guest Speakers:
Chancellor Pugh
UAS - Lance Twitchell
Provost Caulfield
Community Elder - Della Cheney
Community Elder - Cyril George
Classroom set-up: Wooch.een
Awards Ceremony Performances:
UAS - Waqaa
Woosh.ji.een Dance Group
MC's:
Susie Edwardson
Kolene James
Lyle James
Practice Week Judges:
Lance Twitchell
Sol Neely
Alice Taff
Marsha Hotch
Ronalda Cadiente-Brown
Sara Minton
David Katzeek
Wendy Girven
Katie Bausler
Hildegard Sellner
Oratory Awards Sponsored by:
UAS Admissions - Juneau Campus
Breakfast & Banquet Sponsored by:
PITAAS
Honorariums & Break Room Sponsored by:
UAS Housing & Activities
Banquet Microphone & Speaker Sponsored by:
UAS Media Services
Event held in the Egan Learning Center, Classrooms, and the Mourant Cafeteria
Oratory this weekend was a great success! We want to give a big congratulations to ALL those who participated in this competition! Everyone gave fantastic presentations and we are so proud of all of you! It was a truly fantastic experience to share with everyone.
We would also like to give a BIG thanks to all who volunteered to help keep this competition running smoothly. To all the judges, timekeepers, speakers, runners, and talliers, thank you! and, a special thank you to the following: Our most Cherished guest speakers Elder Cyril George, and Della Cheney for your words of encouragement to all of the Oratory participants. Chancellor John Pugh, Provost Rick Caulfield for your continued support and acknowledgement of the student participants. Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Languages Lance Twitchell for your traditional story and relating to all of our student participants as active participants in keeping our culture alive! Dean of Students Jessie Grant, and Dean of Enrollment Management Joe Nelson, PITAAS Director Ronalda Cadiente-Brown, Student Services Administrative Manager Roxy Felkl, Administrative Specialist Shauna Bail, and Director of the Learning Center Hildegard Sellner for sponsoring and encouraging our students to continue hosting this wonderful annual event.
And, here are the placements:
Native Language:
Anastasia Brink, 1st place - UAS Student
Stephanie Tripp, 2nd place - UAS Student
Richard Tagaban, 3rd place - UAS Student
Leandrea Makaily, Participant - JDHS Student
Judges:
Community Elder Nora Dauenhauer
Community Elder Flora Huntington
Community Linda Belarde
Community Mary Folletti
Filming:
UAS Student Maria Rangel
Time Keeper:
Community Darrell Brown
Storytelling:
Konrad Frank, 1st place - UAS Student
Lorene Hanlon, 2nd place - UAS Student
Nahaan, 3rd place - UAS Student
Jasper Nelson, Participant - UAS Student
Michael Love, Participant - UAS Student
Travis Johnson, Participant - UAS Student
Traci Taylor, Participant - UAS Student
Judges:
UAS - Beatrice Franklin
UAS - Pua Maunu
Community - Sara Dybdahl
Community - Gary Waid
Filming:
UAS Student Lyle James
Timekeeper:
UAS Julie Staveland
Dramatic Declamation:
Nae Tumulak, 1st place - UAS Student
Stephanie Tripp, 2nd place - UAS Student
Konrad Frank, 3rd place - UAS Student
Jeton Johnson, Participant - UAS Student
Judges:
Community Elder - Richard Dauenhauer
Community - Anni Caulfield
Community - George Holly
Community - Yarrow Vaara
Filming:
UAS Student - Austin Brown
Timekeeper:
UAS Cathy Thomas
Oratory:
Lorene Hanlon, 1st place - UAS Student
Nae Tumulak, 2nd place - UAS Student
Nahaan, 3rd place - UAS Student
Irene Muller, Participant - UAS Student
Leandrea Makaily, Participant - JDHS Student
Travis Johnson, Participant - UAS Student
Traci Taylor, Participant - UAS Student
Judges:
Community Elder - Marie Olson
Community Elder - Della Cheney
UAS - Sol Neely
UAS - Jo Dahl
UAS Alice Taff
Filming:
Gloria Eyon
Timekeeper:
JDHS Student - Devon
___________________________________
Tallying:
UAS - Janelle Cook
PITAAS Director Ronalda Cadiente-Brown
Hall Monitors:
Community - Pam Johnson
Guest Speakers:
Chancellor Pugh
UAS - Lance Twitchell
Provost Caulfield
Community Elder - Della Cheney
Community Elder - Cyril George
Classroom set-up: Wooch.een
Awards Ceremony Performances:
UAS - Waqaa
Woosh.ji.een Dance Group
MC's:
Susie Edwardson
Kolene James
Lyle James
Practice Week Judges:
Lance Twitchell
Sol Neely
Alice Taff
Marsha Hotch
Ronalda Cadiente-Brown
Sara Minton
David Katzeek
Wendy Girven
Katie Bausler
Hildegard Sellner
Oratory Awards Sponsored by:
UAS Admissions - Juneau Campus
Breakfast & Banquet Sponsored by:
PITAAS
Honorariums & Break Room Sponsored by:
UAS Housing & Activities
Banquet Microphone & Speaker Sponsored by:
UAS Media Services
Event held in the Egan Learning Center, Classrooms, and the Mourant Cafeteria
Friday, February 10, 2012
Hello all!
Wooch.een is making some changes for our future events and fundraisers! We will not be doing Candy Grams for Valentine's Day, instead we'll be selling them for St. Patrick's Day! Also, we are still working out the details for our banquet that will be happening on March 3rd, after oratory. We will let everyone know all the details as soon as we've got them all figured out. Just set aside March 3rd for oratory and Wooch.een's banquet and awards ceremony!
And, since we're on the topic, it's not too late to sign up for the Oratory competition! So, get your speeches ready! Register by February 17th!
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is right around the corner! There are going to be a fantastic celebration down at the AnB Hall!
We're excited to report that the Senate hearing for SB 150, a bill in support of keeping Alaska Native languages alive, went well! Members of wooch.een showed up in support and multiple people from around the state called in to show their support for this fantastic bill! Let's keep it up!
Today, Feb 10th, we will not be having a traditional meeting. Instead, First Alaskans is coming in to talk about Summer internships! So, come check it out!
Again, everyone is welcome to join us at our meetings! Every Friday from 4-5!
Gunalchéesh!
Wooch.een is making some changes for our future events and fundraisers! We will not be doing Candy Grams for Valentine's Day, instead we'll be selling them for St. Patrick's Day! Also, we are still working out the details for our banquet that will be happening on March 3rd, after oratory. We will let everyone know all the details as soon as we've got them all figured out. Just set aside March 3rd for oratory and Wooch.een's banquet and awards ceremony!
And, since we're on the topic, it's not too late to sign up for the Oratory competition! So, get your speeches ready! Register by February 17th!
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is right around the corner! There are going to be a fantastic celebration down at the AnB Hall!
We're excited to report that the Senate hearing for SB 150, a bill in support of keeping Alaska Native languages alive, went well! Members of wooch.een showed up in support and multiple people from around the state called in to show their support for this fantastic bill! Let's keep it up!
Today, Feb 10th, we will not be having a traditional meeting. Instead, First Alaskans is coming in to talk about Summer internships! So, come check it out!
Again, everyone is welcome to join us at our meetings! Every Friday from 4-5!
Gunalchéesh!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tléix'
Hello!
Wooch.een has some exciting things planned for the future!
We are pleased to inform you that there is a bill going through the Senate which will support the revitalization of Alaska Native languages! We are going to show our very strong support for this bill by writing letters and talking to our senators, and we are also planning on testifying at the hearing for this bill! And, we encourage all of you to do the same! Keeping our language alive is vitally important to our culture, so let's make our voices heard and get this bill passed.
Just a reminder, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is right around the corner, so put it in your calendars! There is going to be a big event in celebration on February 15th, the day before Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. We'll post some more details about that in a later blog. Wooch.een also has some big plans in the works for this special day, but you're just going to have to wait and see!
On February 17th, we are be going to have a fundraising dinner. We will let you in on all the details very soon, so clear your schedules!
On March 3rd, is the annual Oratory competition! So, all interested participants should get down to work and start practicing! There is even an oratory class this semester taught by the amazing Lance Twitchell! So, if you really want to be prepared, register today!
Also, Goldbelt is going to be sponsoring a 3-credit course on Ethnographic Filming. They are even planning to have some guest speakers in!
Thanks for reading! We'll continue to update this blog every week, so tell your friends! Or, better yet, come join the party and attend our weekly meetings. Every Friday from 4-5!
Gunalchéesh!
Wooch.een has some exciting things planned for the future!
We are pleased to inform you that there is a bill going through the Senate which will support the revitalization of Alaska Native languages! We are going to show our very strong support for this bill by writing letters and talking to our senators, and we are also planning on testifying at the hearing for this bill! And, we encourage all of you to do the same! Keeping our language alive is vitally important to our culture, so let's make our voices heard and get this bill passed.
Just a reminder, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is right around the corner, so put it in your calendars! There is going to be a big event in celebration on February 15th, the day before Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. We'll post some more details about that in a later blog. Wooch.een also has some big plans in the works for this special day, but you're just going to have to wait and see!
On February 17th, we are be going to have a fundraising dinner. We will let you in on all the details very soon, so clear your schedules!
On March 3rd, is the annual Oratory competition! So, all interested participants should get down to work and start practicing! There is even an oratory class this semester taught by the amazing Lance Twitchell! So, if you really want to be prepared, register today!
Also, Goldbelt is going to be sponsoring a 3-credit course on Ethnographic Filming. They are even planning to have some guest speakers in!
Thanks for reading! We'll continue to update this blog every week, so tell your friends! Or, better yet, come join the party and attend our weekly meetings. Every Friday from 4-5!
Gunalchéesh!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Gunalchéesh haat yeegoodi!
Thank you all for coming!
Wooch.een is grateful for your support. This year we celebrate our 20th Year "Working Together"! No better way to start our year then document it with this blog!
Here you will find our meeting minutes from our Weekly Friday Meetings. We will also keep you updated on the awesome events we hold on campus, including fundraising events, our annual Oratory Competition (This is our 10th YEAR!!), and get togethers like the ever popular Gathering of the Drums.
Stay tuned, "Follow" us!
If you want to get in on the action, our weekly meetings are from 4 to 5PM EVERY Friday. And we'll let you know when a meeting is cancelled.
Gunalchéesh, Haw'aa, Quyana, T'oksh'm, Qagaasakung, Bahsee, Mahsi Cho!
Thank you :)
Wooch.een is grateful for your support. This year we celebrate our 20th Year "Working Together"! No better way to start our year then document it with this blog!
Here you will find our meeting minutes from our Weekly Friday Meetings. We will also keep you updated on the awesome events we hold on campus, including fundraising events, our annual Oratory Competition (This is our 10th YEAR!!), and get togethers like the ever popular Gathering of the Drums.
Stay tuned, "Follow" us!
If you want to get in on the action, our weekly meetings are from 4 to 5PM EVERY Friday. And we'll let you know when a meeting is cancelled.
Gunalchéesh, Haw'aa, Quyana, T'oksh'm, Qagaasakung, Bahsee, Mahsi Cho!
Thank you :)
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