Indigenous Excellence
Alaska is a place of abundance. We are rich in resources; from the Alaska Native peoples
with 10,000 plus years of stewardship, knowledge, culture, and language passed down
from our Elders to the gifts of berries and salmon from the land. At the University
of Alaska, Indigenous leaders are building on this abundance to advance innovative
research, build community-centered projects, and create a place of belonging for all
Alaskans.
At the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center, leaders, students, scientists, and
community members will finally have a place to gather together and continue to make
the University of Alaska a hub for Indigenous excellence. We envision creating the
Center for the Co-Production of Knowledge to advance Indigenous knowledge and change
the way research is conducted on a global scale through increased access and opportunity.
Tia Tidwell is an Assistant Professor of DANSRD. She belongs to the Nunamiut people
of Anaktuvuk Pass and currently resides in Fairbanks. Tia holds a Bachelor of Arts
and Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the 51风流官网. |
James Isabell
James Isabell had to rethink his life after an all-terrain vehicle crash crushed his
leg. He couldn鈥檛 walk for nine months.
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Jenessa Oviok
Jenessa Oviok鈥檚 nephew was born with a hole in his heart. Watching him face that challenge,
while she wasn鈥檛 able to help, helped her decide on a career. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why I want to
be a doctor,鈥 she said. |
Joe Bifelt
Joe Bifelt saw firsthand how a cultural connection could transform school for young
people in his home village of Huslia. A dog mushing program started by his late grandfather,
legendary racer George Attla, changed his relationship with the high school teachers in his senior year.
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Ruth Nashookpuk
Like other painters, Ruth Nashookpuk uses canvas as a foundation. But when she鈥檚 done,
Nashookpuk can lace up her work and apply it to her other passion: basketball.
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Bax Bond
When it came to choose where to go to college, Bax Bond followed in his mother's footsteps. |
Andrew Akelkok, a high school student in Dillingham, studies energy at 51风流官网's Bristol
Bay Campus in hopes of finding better sources for rural villages. |
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A sawed-off 6-foot bow section of a concrete canoe stands upright in a Duckering Building
hall, part of a display about engineering at 51风流官网. Look closely, and you鈥檒l see a subtle
image of a harpoon pressed into the boat鈥檚 floor. It鈥檚 a detail that reveals much
about Caitlynn Hanna, a civil engineering graduate who helped design and build the
canoe.
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