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“The Northwest Arctic Borough will
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Selawik
Elders
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The Elder’s Council has solicited funds to
construct a 20 X 30 tent frame. The funds came from the
Borough, NANA and Maniilaq Association. With this, now the
Elder’s Council would like to have seasonal activities for all
in the village. Subsistence, survival, food gathering and
storage are important activities that the Elder’s would liketo
have going.
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Also, there are two classes,
Inupiaq Studies, that are going around and interviewing the
village elder’s about their life, things they did while they
were growing up and such. We are getting a lot of information,
a lot of “algaqsruq-ing” too.
Booster Club
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This group was recently
formed; it’s a group of young leaders who want to be a second
helping hand to the academic and athletic groups within the
school. The group has just accomplished running the annual
thanksgiving tournament, which was a success, and $17,000 was
raised. It’s off to a great start; we will continue to do more
fundraising to keep going.
Selawik IRA Council
Selawik IRA Fuel Project
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The Selawik IRA Fuel Project
is owned by the tribe, it is run by local people, and currently
waiting to upgrade its building, and eventually a new facility.
Search & Rescue
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This group of community
members deserves a lot of recognition for their commitment to
work hard and work together to get the job done. They travel to
different villages to help other communities, when they are in
need. This past summer they worked especially hard, they are a
blessing.
Youth
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There are mostly activities
at the gym, so far. We have yet to bring kids in to skin
sewing, cloth sewing activities, and other activities. We are
also working to form a student council within the school, to get
interested kids into “government” activities.
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