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Mr. Elook, Natasha Segevan, Ermelina Gonzalez, and Christine Noratak at the 2019 EWE Traditional Gathering
Native Student Leadership Council
Native Student Leadership Council
at Bettye Davis East
at Bettye Davis East
Mission
Advocating for Native Students at BDEAHS
Helping our Community
Sharing Cultures
Raise awareness about Native Issues
Suicide Prevention
Sharing Cultural Foods
Leadership
Teaching Tradition
Recognition of Student Tribal Rights
2024- 2025
NLC Sponsor - Ms. Krystalynn Scott
Meetings are Held
Meetings are Held
At Lunch in Room 61
At Lunch in Room 61
Mondays & Thursdays
Mondays & Thursdays
Everyone is welcome!
Everyone is welcome!
2024-2025 NLC Officers
2024-2025 NLC Officers
President: Abigail Hancock, Inupiaq
Vice President: Shaylee Andrew, Yup’ik
Secretary: Rose Xiong, Hmong
Treasurer: Arista Toolie, Inupiaq, Siberian Yup’ik
Media Specialist: Rebecca Simeonoff, Inupiaq Alutiiq
NLC Raises Awareness for Orange Shirt Day Monday, September 30th, 2024!
NPR: American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many
American Indians and the American government have lived with a harsh legacy for 130 years. The government took tens of thousands of Indian children far away from their reservations to schools where they were required to dress, pray, work and speak as
mainstream Americans. Many Indians remember those boarding schools as places where they were abused and where their culture was desecrated.
After years of reforms, the government still operates a handful of oK reservation
boarding schools, but funding is in decline, and now some Native Americans are fighting to keep the schools open. NPR's Charla Bear has the first of two reports.
Phyllis Webstad Orange Shirt Day Presentation
Orange Shirt day is an annual event held each September 30th in
remembrance of the Canadian Residential School system and the
impact of this government policy on First Nations.
Explore the latest research through this interactive map, which was created in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and
Reconciliation. You can find information and locations for all 523
known Indian boarding schools in the United States, as well as known
Indian residential schools in Canada.
In June 2021, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the Federal
Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive eKort to recognize the
troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies with the goal of addressing their intergenerational impact and to shed light on the traumas of the past.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is the first and only national organization whose purpose is to advocate on behalf of Native peoples impacted by U.S. Indian boarding school policies. We seek truth
through education and research, justice through activism and policy advocacy, and healing through programs and traditional gatherings.
NABS was created to develop and implement a national strategy that increases public awareness and cultivates healing for the profound trauma experienced by individuals, families, communities, American Indian and Alaska Native Nations resulting from the U.S. adoption and implementation of the Boarding
School Policy of 1869.
2021-2022 NLC Officers
2021-2022 NLC Officers
President: James Day
Vice President: Heather Oomituk
Secretary: Gregory Todd
Treasurer: Halitopa Farve
Lead Artist: Avasha Watson
Media Specialist: Jonet Bungay
2021-2022 NLC Members
2021-2022 NLC Members
Shaylee Andrew, Tikvah Barnes, Jonet Bungay, James Day, Halitopa Farve, Jordan Fuqua, Sarah Greenwald, Abigail Hancock, Heather Oomittuk, Gregory Todd, Avasha Watson, Rebecca Simeonoff, Dajah Stephens, Makari Swetzof
NLC Officer Positions
NLC Officer Positions
All students in pursuit of NLC's mission are eligible to run for officer positions. Positions are a school-year-long commitment.
EWE students are notified of NLC's opportunities through emails, morning bulletins, the EWE Community Meeting, the EWE Website, Bulletin Boards, Native News and Posters.
Students must self-nominate or accept a nomination to run for a position. Voting is done by secret ballot by NLC meeting attendees after all nominated students receive the opportunity to speak.
New Officers and the East High School community will be notified of the election results over the Morning Bulletin Monday, following the vote.
NLC Student, Genevieve Beans (top) and other East High volunteers, sorting donated Prom Dresses at ASD's "Becca's Closet"
NLC's Community Service Projects
NLC's Community Service Projects
Tatiana Ticknor and Alton Smallwood, NLC Fundraiser volunteers and AJROTC students
Lorraine Gregory and Terry Johnson, Russian Jack Elementary NYO volunteers
Jasmyn Perez, Russian Jack Elementary Alutiiq Tag volunteers
Rochelle Dau, Russian Jack Elementary Akutaq volunteers
Christine Noratak, Akutaq Samples
Christine Noratak, Akutaq Samples
Jasmyn Perez and Trinity Soto, MC's at the EWE Community Meeting
Jasmyn Perez and Trinity Soto, MC's at the EWE Community Meeting
About NLC
About NLC
Native Student Leadership Council
Native Student Leadership Council
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
To provide opportunities for Alaska Native and American Indian students to learn and utilize leadership skills, share their cultures, volunteer to help others, and enhance pride in being Alaska Native and /or American Indian.
To provide opportunities for Alaska Native and American Indian students to learn and utilize leadership skills, share their cultures, volunteer to help others, and enhance pride in being Alaska Native and /or American Indian.
A typical NLC Meeting at Lunch
A typical NLC Meeting at Lunch
Della McCarthy and Trinity Soto preparing Indian Tacos with Mr. Elook
Della McCarthy and Trinity Soto preparing Indian Tacos with Mr. Elook
Native Student Leadership is open to all students in pursuit of its mission. Interested and motivated students meet each Thursday to plan activities and events, discuss current events and issues, and volunteer for opportunities.
Native Student Leadership is open to all students in pursuit of its mission. Interested and motivated students meet each Thursday to plan activities and events, discuss current events and issues, and volunteer for opportunities.
Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage Month
Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage Month
NLC Coordinates the Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage Month Activities at East!
EWE Community Meetings
EWE Community Meetings
NLC Students volunteer to MC and provide information about activities to EWE Students at an assembly each semester
NLC Students volunteer to MC and provide information about activities to EWE Students at an assembly each semester
Representatives from several partnering organizations visit EWE Students at the Community Meeting
Representatives from several partnering organizations visit EWE Students at the Community Meeting
EWE Traditional Gathering
EWE Traditional Gathering
EWE's December Traditional Gathering is a Community event, coordinated by Native Student Leadership Council members. Alaska Native and American Indian Dance, Drum and Song groups volunteer to perform, vendors sell their arts, and in 2019 EWE students performed and student artwork was on display!
NLC Student Genevieve Beans performs Hula-hoop Dances at the Traditional Gathering
NLC Student Genevieve Beans performs Hula-hoop Dances at the Traditional Gathering
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Native Sisterhood Grand President
Alaska Native Civil Rights Leader
A member of the Lukaax̱.ádi clan, in the Raven moiety of the Tlingit nation
Anastasia Phillips, NLC Graduate, on Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, February 16th
Anastasia Phillips, NLC Graduate, on Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, February 16th
2022: Students celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich by serving Akutaq to students and staff!
EWE Awards Ceremony
EWE Awards Ceremony
Students who participate in NLC, NYO and cultural activities at East receive Awards
Students who participate in NLC, NYO and cultural activities at East receive Awards
The EWE Awards Ceremony is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, cultural connections, and resiliency of our EWE students
The EWE Awards Ceremony is an opportunity to recognize the hard work, cultural connections, and resiliency of our EWE students
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