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Native and Rural Center and Wooch.een end a great semester
By Jenni Hotch
Whalesong Contributor
The Native and
Rural Center and Wooch.een have plenty to be proud of. During the
past couple of months, our students have helped organize the following
events, and participated in most of them: The Alaska Federation
of Natives Convention in Anchorage; Native American Heritage month
activities at UAS; the Early Scholars class taught by Hans Chester;
the Day of Caring; the Tlingit & Haida elders fitness group;
the Alaska Native Brotherhood & Sisterhood Grand Camp Convention,
and the installation of Wooch.een officers.
I would also like to take the time to thank the PITAS
program. Rhonda Hickok and Nancy DeCherney of the PEC (Professional
Education Center) have offered us so much support throughout the
semester. They have funded many of the programs that Wooch.een has
hosted. Without their help, we would not have been able to show
the film, The Business of Fancy Dancing at the SAC, or enjoy the
catered buffets provided by the cafeteria crew. Also, with support
from PITAS we were able to send students to the ANB & ANS Grand
Camp convention in Hoonah for the first time to speak about UAS.
We appreciate your support!
Next semester’s calendar is starting to fill up
already. For spring semester, we will hold a thank you dinner for
the people and organizations that helped send our students to the
AFN convention. We will also celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
on February 16 at UAS, to honor our Alaska Native civil rights leader,
something that Wooch.een organizes every year as a way to pay our
respects to such a fine leader.
We are all exhausted and looking forward to a rejuvenating
Winter Break. After the break, Wooch.een members would also like
to invite other UAS students to assist with our activities next
semester. Please feel free to stop by the Native and Rural Student
Center any time with ideas, suggestions, and help. What makes our
programs successful is to have people pitching in and helping.
Recently, many individuals helped us organize events
for Native American Heritage month. I would like to thank Professor
Dan Monteith, Professor Jim Hale, and Tlingit elder Rosa Miller,
who all helped with different events during the month. We also owe
Janice Jackson a lot of credit. Her first semester has been a great
success. Without her being there prompting us to take charge and
keep us on track we would have lost our way. Thank you!
Wooch.een has had a fun and busy semester. We couldn’t have
done it without everyone’s help. Have a fun vacation, see you
spring semester.
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