Kodiak Alutiiq Heritage Thematic Units Grades K-5 Prepared by Native Village of Afognak In partnership with: Chugachmiut, Inc. Kodiak Island Borough School District Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository Native Educators of the Alutiiq Region (NEAR) KMXT Radio Station Administration for Native Americans (ANA) U.S. Department of Education Access additional resources at: http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php Copyright © 2009 Native Village of Afognak First Edition Produced through an Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Grant Number 90NL0413/01 Reprint of edited curriculum units from the Chugachmiut Thematic Units Books, developed by the Chugachmiut Culture and Language Department, Donna Malchoff, Director through a U.S. Department of Education, Alaska Native Education Grant Number S356A50023. Publication Layout & Design by Alisha S. Drabek Edited by Teri Schneider & Alisha S. Drabek Printed by Kodiak Print Master LLC Illustrations: Royalty Free Clipart accessed at clipart.com, ANKN Clipart, Image Club Sketches Collections, and drawings by Alisha Drabek on pages 16, 19, 51 and 52. Teachers may copy portions of the text for use in the classroom. Available online at www.afognak.org/html/education.php Orders, inquiries, and correspondence can be addressed to: Native Village of Afognak 115 Mill Bay Road, Suite 201 Kodiak, Alaska 99615 (907) 486-6357 www.afognak.org Quyanaasinaq Chugachmiut, Inc., Kodiak Island Borough School District and the Native Education Curriculum Committee, Alutiiq Museum, KMXT Radio Station, & the following Kodiak Contributing Teacher Editors: Karly Gunderson Kris Johnson Susan Patrick Kathy Powers Teri Schneider Sabrina Sutton Kodiak Alutiiq Heritage Thematic Units Access additional resources at: © 2009 Native Village of Afognak http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Unit 4: Russian’s Arrival (3rd Grade) 42 Kodiak Alutiiq Values 41. Finding Alaska 45 2. Russian arrival, part one 46 Introduction 53. Russian arrival, part two 47 4. New Russian tools 48 Unit 1: Our Ocean’s Resources (Kindergarten) 6 5. A new religion 49 6. Change 50 1. Treasures from the ocean 8 7. Clothing, jewelry and tattoos 51 2. Ocean life 9 8. Russian food 52 3. High tide 10 9. Alutiiq language 53 4. Low tide 11 10. Language statistics 54 5. Fresh and salt water 12 6. The things we leave behind 13 Five Ws Chart 55 7. Reading animal signs 14 Paragraph Rubric 56 8. Pollution – Cleaning up our harvest areas 15 Unit Assessment 57 9. Subsisting long ago 16 Leave No Language Behind (article) 58 10. Subsisting today 17 Masks as Social History (additional lesson) 60 Unit 2: Leadership (1st Grade) 18 Unit 5: Alaska’s Regions (4th Grade) 64 Kodiak’s Native Organizations Profiled (article) 21 1. What we have in common 66 2. Finding Alaska 67 1. What is a leader? 22 3. Alaska’s regions 68 2. Our leaders 23 4. Native Peoples of Alaska 69 3. Personal ownership 24 5. Kodiak Archipelago: A Region within Regions 70 4. Family ownership 25 6. The Need For ANCSA: Part I 71 5. Group ownership 26 7. The Need for ANCSA: Part 2 72 6. Categories of ownership 27 8. ANCSA Regions 73 9. The Land 74 Unit Assessment 28 10. Corporations 75 Unit Assessment 76 Unit 3: Community (2nd Grade) 29 1. We live here 31 Unit 6: Outdoor Survival (5th Grade) 77 2. Mapping my community 32 3. Landmarks identifying my community 33 1. Learned survival skills 79 4. Working in my community 34 2. Be cautious and observant 80 5. Respecting myself 35 3. Survival pack 81 6. Respecting others 36 4. Are you lost? 82 7. Respecting my community 37 5. Clothing gives protection 83 8. Elder appreciation 38 6. Building a shelter 84 9. Elder stories 39 7. Signals 85 10. Other languages in my community 40 8. Safe drinking water 86 11. My tribe 41 9. Emergency foods 87 Unit Assessment 88 Scientific Process Worksheet 89 Access additional resources at: Kodiak Alutiiq Heritage Thematic Units Access additional resources at: 3 http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php © 2009 Native Village of Afognak http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php Kodiak Alutiiq Cultural Values We are the descendants of the Sugpiaq, the Real today. Kodiak Alutiit must learn and pass on People. Understanding our environment and to younger generations our understanding of events that have shaped our lives and created the our natural world: the sky, land, water, and the culture of our ancestors is vital for our children’s animals. As we meet the challenge of living in the cultural survival. The history of our People and 21st century, we must continue to live in honor of our place in the world is a part of who we are those things we value: Our Elders Sharing: we welcome everyone Our heritage language Sense of humor Family and the kinship of our Learning by doing, observing & ancestors listening & living relatives Stewardship of the animals, Ties to our homeland land, sky, & waters A subsistence lifestyle, respectful of Trust & sustained by the natural world Our people: we are responsible for Traditional arts, skills and ingenuity each other & ourselves Faith & a spiritual life, from Respect for self, others, ancestral beliefs to the diverse faiths & our environment is inherent of today in all of these values. Take care of the Elder you may become… Developed by the Native Educators of the Alutiiq Region, Alutiiq Elder’s Council and the Alutiiq Academy of Elders. 4 Kodiak Alutiiq Heritage Thematic Units Access additional resources at: © 2009 Native Village of Afognak http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php Introduction The units in this collection are based on curriculum Kodiak Alutiiq Language Project units originally developed by Chugachmiut, Inc. Kodiak Language Learning Storybooks: Alutiiq teachers reviewed and edited a selection of units from the Chugachmiut collection, incorporating Kodiak Asisqanek Neq’rkangq’rtukut place-based information and resources, and translating We Have Good Food related materials into our local Kodiak Archipelago context and Kodiak Alutiiq dialects. Engluani In Her House Each unit within this collection ties back to our Kodiak Alutiiq Cultural Values, reprinted at left. These values Qaingq’rtua should be displayed in the classroom and referenced in I Have a Body all activities to support place-based learning. Guangnek Atkutaartua The units also reference vocabulary in the Kodiak I Will Dress Myself Alutiiq Language Level I & II Workbook, which can serve as a language reference in addition to the Naama Aritegka? growing number of Alutiiq language resources available Where Are My Mittens? today. You can access audio recordings of these word lists and a collection of small storybooks in the Kodiak Aiwirsuutet Alutiiq language (listed at right) at www.afognak.org/ Things We Go Away On html/education.php, as well as other Alutiiq language resources at the Alutiiq Museum or their website: Pingakaqa Alagnarsurnek www.alutiiqmuseum.org. I Like Berry Picking Most of the additional materials referenced throughout Uuqutiit Elwiat this book can be borrowed from the Native Village The Bee Hive of Afognak’s Nadia Mullan Alutiiq Library or the A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library in Kodiak. NuumiRat Naqlluki Counting Numbers Cisllat: Naliyat Iraluq Nutaan? Calendar: What Month is it Now? Access additional resources at: Kodiak Alutiiq Heritage Thematic Units Access additional resources at: 5 http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php © 2009 Native Village of Afognak http://www.afognak.org/html/education.php Grade Our Ocean’s Resources K A unit focused on inter-tidal resources & caring for the coastal environment Grade K Can be adapted to primary multi-age classrooms. Length : 10 lessons (10-15 sessions) Curricular areas Background Science, Social Studies, Cultural Studies, Language Arts, World Languages: Alutiiq Subsistence is a way of life for the Alutiiq people. The Kodiak Alutiit depend upon the land and ocean to Reference: Alutiiq Language Level I & II Lessons: provide food for their families and the community as • Level One, Lesson 7 Good Food a whole. This unit is designed to teach Kindergarten- • Level One, Lesson 15 Sea Animals aged students about subsistence while simultaneously • Level Two, Lesson 11 Sugpiaq/Alutiiq foods introducing concepts on species, tides, maps, habitats, • Level Two, Lesson 15 Fresh & Sea Water and pollution. This unit will help students to connect • Level Two, Lesson 16 Beach Foods their family and community subsistence activities with Reference: Talking Phrasebook scientific concepts learned in school. It gives young • Hunting/Gathering children a foundation to acquire more complicated scientific knowledge further on in their schooling. Overview Traditionally, the land and ocean provided the Alutiiq This unit consists of ten lessons: people with food, warmth, shelter, and tools. The 1. Treasures from the ocean natural resources in the Kodiak Archipelago region (field trip up to ½ day) sustain the people throughout the long winters. They 2. Ocean life still rely heavily on the land and ocean for its food (30-60 min with possible guest speaker. Also and other provisions. includes opportunities for exploration) 3. High tide (30-60 min) Some of the lessons are designed to be taught in a 4. Low tide (30-60 min) classroom setting while others are centered around 5. Fresh and salt water a field trip or guest speaker. The unit can be taught (30-60 min – longer if a field trip is included) in the spring during the beginning of the subsistence 6. The things we leave behind season, or in the fall toward the end of the season. (30-60 min – longer if a field trip is included) Use of the Alutiiq language throughout the unit will 7. Reading animal signs enhance student’s knowledge base while providing an (30-60 min – longer if a field trip is included) enriched vocabulary and cultural environment.