UAS Personnel

Education:

• University of Alaska Fairbanks, MFA, Creative Writing (2010)
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities, BA, English & Minor in American Indian Studies (2007)
• University of Alaska Southeast & Sealaska Heritage Institute, Tlingit Immersion Camps & Teaching Method Training
• Sheldon Jackson College, Certification, Village Management Institute

Publications:

Literary Publications:

• “When the Heart Skips a Beat,” and “Sable Voices” poems, published in Ice Box (2010).
• “Nanook Sweats,” “Release, Definition: Trickster,” “Ode to Tlingit, Yellow Hair Takes the Fat and We Lament His Seedy Departure,” and “Dark Skin and Betraying Uncle,” poems, published in Yellow Medicine Review (Spring, 2009).
• “The Saving Son,” a short story, published in Tidal Echoes literary magazine (Spring, 2007).
• Tlingit Dictionary: Northern Dialect, self-published 2005

Writing, Editorial and Administrave Experience:

• Poetry editor & Tlingit Language Consultant, Vivian Faith Prescott (2009-2010)
• Fiction Reader, Poetry Reader, Web Consultant, Permafrost Literary Magazine (2008-2009)
• Graphic Design Consultant, 40 Below: A Journal About Writing and Teaching (2009)
• Assistant Tribal Administrator, Organized Village of Kasaan (2005-2007)
• Tribal Administrator, Skagway Traditional Council (1999-2005)

Courses Taught:

• English 111: Introduction to Academic Writing
• English 211: Academic Writing About Literature
• English 213: Academic Writing About Natural & Social Sciences
• English 271: Introduction to Cerative Writing--Fiction
• English 314: Technical Writing
• Art 104: Introduction to Drawing (NWC)
• Co-taught Introduction to Aalska Native Languages

Biography:

• Assistant Professor of English, University of Alaska Fairbanks (2010-2011)
• Teacher, UAF Upward Bound (2010)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks (2007-2010)
• Tlingit Language Instructor, Carcross-Tagish First Nation (2006, 2009, 2010)
• Research Assistant, University of Alaska Southeast (2007, 2010)
• Tlingit Language Teacher, Dzánt’iki Héeni Middle School (2007)
• Actor & Tlingit Language Teacher, Perseverance Theatre (2007)
• Tlingit Language Teacher, Skagway Traditional Council (2004-2007)

Other:

Native Names:

       Xh’unei (Tlingit)

       Du Aaní Kawdinook (Tlingit)

       Kh’eijáakw (Haida)

Current Projects:

• X’éighaa Kháa Khusteeyí – the Life of the Warrior, book and film project
• Coyote’s Song, a novel
• Raven Speak, a play
• Pebbles from the Beach, a screenplay
• Lingít Language Curriculum (2^nd edition)
• Northwest Coast Native design projects

Professional Awards & Service

• Raven and the Beauty of the Eagle Spirit, giclée print—third place, Celebration Juried Art Show
• Recipient of a 2010 Dennis Demmert Appreciation and Recognition Award from Native Alaskan Business Leaders at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in acknowledgement of support for Alaskan Native and rural Alaskan students.
• Recipient of a 2009 Alaska Native Visionary Award from the Alaska Native Heritage Month Committee in acknowledgement of artistic and cultural contributions to the Native community.
• Recipient of a 2009 Vine Deloria Jr. Memorial Scholarship from the American Indian College Fund.
• “A Voice in the Dusk: Language and the Modern Day Warrior,” essay—third place, University of Alaska Harold McCracken Award for Outstanding Fiction and Nonfiction Writing About Alaska and the North Country (Spring, 2009).
• “In a Backstroke of Pedals,” short story—second place, University of Alaska Farthest North Fiction Contest (Spring, 2009).
• Xíxhch’, giclée print—third place, Fairbanks Arts Association Digital Media Art Contest (January, 2009).
• Du Xoonx’í Yán, Dleit Geedí, giclée print—winner, Alaska Native Heritage Month Art Showcase (November, 2008).
• “Kids in Schizophrenia,” memoir—winner, University of Alaska Harold McCracken Award for Outstanding Fiction and Nonfiction Writing About Alaska and the North Country (Spring, 2008).
• Recipient, George McDaniel Writing Fund (2008–2009).
• Recipient, Anna Augusta Von Helmholtz Phelan Scholarship in Creative Writing (1998).
• Recipient, University of Minnesota Alumni Association Student Leadership Award (1998).
• Recipient, University of Minnesota President’s Student Leadership & Service Award (1998).