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Traditional Qayaq Dedication Ceremony

July 29, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Cama’i! Please join us for a Traditional Qayaq Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, July 29 at 11 am in Seward at the Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center! All are welcome.

Tentative Agenda (subject to change)

  • Welcome & Land Acknowledgement by NPS staff Gillian Braver
  • Sugpiat Prayer video – Nellie Gregorieff, 1961
  • Mark Hiratsuka – Chugachmiut Heritage Director
  • Patrick Lewis, Cultural Resources Program Manager
  • Tabios’ Family speaks
  • Traditional Qayaq Build Video
  • Thank you from NPS Staff member, possibly John Carroll, KEFJ Superintendent
  • Invitation to view the qayaq
  • Reading of the Dedication
  • Refreshments

Details

Date:
July 29, 2023
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Organizer

Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Venue

Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center
1212 4th Ave.
Seward, AK 99677 United States + Google Map
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Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation
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Heritage Preservation

Llangarlluni: Becoming Aware

Our vision is to revitalize the traditional Chugach Native culture and language. The goal is to make Sugpiaq/ Eyak history and heritage a part of the regular school curriculum with support and direction from our Elders’ traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).

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