Elitnaurvik
Within East
Elitnaurvik is a Yup'ik word for "A place to learn"
This is Dena’ina ełnena. Anchorage is Dena’ina homeland. Chin’an people of Eklutna and the Dena'ina people for the use of this land.
Land Acknowledgement is a formal statement recognizing the Indigenous people of a place. It is a public gesture of appreciation for the past and present Indigenous stewardship of the lands that we now occupy. Land Acknowledgment opens a space with gratefulness and respect for the contributions, innovations, and contemporary perspective of Indigenous peoples. It is an actionable statement that marks our collective movement towards decolonization and equity. ~ Anchorage Museum
Ms. Nyché Andrew, a Senior at Service High School, Vice Chairwoman of the Native Advisory Committee, and President & Founder of the Indigenous Student Union at Service High, requests YOUR input!
GOAL = To Propose Solutions to the Academic Achievement Gap Title VI Indian Education High School Students experience based on 20+ submissions per each Anchorage High School.
Help by going HERE and taking the survey!
CIKIUN PROJECT
Elitnaurvik Within East
Native Student Leadership Council
Title VI Indian Education
East Anchorage High School
Cikiun Project
Cikiun is the Yup’ik word for Gift
Dear Elitnaurvik Within East (EWE) Student,
Thank you for being an Indian Education/EWE student at East High School. We wanted to let you know you are important to us and we care about you!
East High School’s Native Student Leadership Council (NLC) were awarded a Youth Connection Grant from the Spirit of Youth, allowing us to put together a Cikiun bag for every Indian Education student at East. With this grant and generous donations from the following people and organizations, staff and students safely put together over 330 Cikiun bags! We hope you enjoy yours!
East High School Staff will be contacting families over the next several weeks to arrange to safely deliver the gifts. If students would prefer to pick up the Cikiun from East High School, we will provide families that option.
ALLERGEN WARNING
Some of the food items contain milk, egg, tree nuts, wheat,
peanuts and/or soybeans.
Quyana to the following Cikiun Contributors
Akara Anglin, Denise Elsenbast, Jennifer Hickman, Malene Johnson,
Trudy Keller, Rodger Nicolls, SRO Chris Simmons, Trevor Snyder, Don Starbard,
Mary Thomas, and Talia Wiacek.
Cook Inlet Tribal Council Native Justice Center, Chugach Electric, Doyon Foundation, Migrant Education, and Title VI Indian Education.
Sincerely,
Genavieve Beans, NLC President & Lead Artist
Ermelina Gonzalez, NLC Vice President & Secretary
Johnathon Hamner, NLC Treasurer
Angela Hartvigson, NLC Sponsor
NLC Members
Jonet Bungay
James Day
Halitopa Farve
Deja Peters
Heather Oomittuk
Gregory Todd
Avasha Watson
EWE Staff
Rodger Nicolls, EWE Principal
Sarah Dermer, Indian Education Tutor
Ralph Elook, Indian Education Community Counselor for 11th & 12th Grades
Angela Hartvigson, Indian Education Community Counselor for 9th and 10th Grades
Gavin Vaughan, Migrant Education Student Success Coach
EWE's Mission
Elitnaurvik Within East’s mission is to provide an educational community for Native students where they can feel pride and comfort within East High School.
EWE promotes cultural pride, self-respect, and life-long academic and social success through parent, teacher and student cooperation.
About EWE
Akutaq/Nivigi/Eskimo Ice Cream Samples
Elitnaurvik Within East (EWE), established in 1987, provides programs and opportunities for over 300 Alaska Native and American Indian students each year at East Anchorage High School.
EWE supports Native student academics by connecting students to tutoring opportunities, as well as providing direct services to teach students good study habits and organizational skills. EWE staff provide Native students and families with a connection to many opportunities, school and community events, scholarships, internships, employment and postsecondary educational options.
EWE incorporates Native values into the services provided, and concentrates on addressing different learning styles within its program. EWE enjoys widespread support in the community.
The EWE Program utilizes expert staff and relies on connections with many community organizations, including:
Title VI Indian Education
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Migrant Education
Title I Child In Transition
Southcentral Foundation
UAA's Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Student Conservation Association
Alaska Geographic
Benny Benson Secondary School
Crossroads
King Tech High School
Anchorage Museum
