Category: ePortfolio

Tlingit introduction

Gunsi y’oo x’at duwas;aakw. Yeil ‘aya x’at. Deisheetaan naax x’at sitee. Deishu Hit hitd’ax ‘aya x’at. Xutsnoow’u Kw’aan kw’aand’ax ‘aya x’at. Quinault y’adi ‘aya x’at.

Above is the Tlingit introduction from the Sealaska website. It is not the full introduction but it is a start.  I included the Tlingit introduction because I want to learn how to say it soon and continue to learn my language. The toughest part about learning about identity and working on this cultural identity ePortfolio project is finding out that language is tied to your identity and within a language is the history, social roles, genealogy, traditions, and more. 

Hand tattoo

This is the H5P app that I used to explain the tattoo on my hand. This tattoo represents my purpose and what I am passionate about. It is one of the reasons why I chose to switch my degree from nursing to health education. As a nurse I could only help individuals, but as a health educator I could create prevention and interventions program that would be for communities rather than individuals. I wanted to be able to include culture into prevention and intervention programs and I found it difficult to do that as a nurse, but I am not saying it cannot be done. I just found that was not my strong suit and felt that a degree related to public health aligned with my purpose, passion, and values.

Professional development

Volunteer experience:

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters 10-11th grade
  • Providence’s Children’s Hospital volunteer 2009-2011
  • Volunteered at Native Assembly’s soup kitchen 2009-2013
  • Take Wing program Volunteer 2012-2013
  • Native Early Transition Program Volunteer 2011-2014
  • Junior Native Youth Olympics volunteer- 2014
  • First Alaskans Institute volunteer (Alaska Federation of Natives Conference)-2014
  • Native Student Council (Talked with High school students)-2013,2014, 2015
  • Health Summit-Conference Volunteer-2015
  • UAA Alaska Native Alumni-2015 

Conferences:

  • Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium: The Seven Circles conference (Sitka, AK)-2005
  • AFN Elders and Youth Conference (Anchorage, AK)-2008
  • Rural Providers Conference (Fairbanks, AK)-2013
  • Alaska Federation of Natives Conference (Anchorage, AK)-2013,2014
  • Alaska Native Studies Conference (Fairbanks, AK)-2014
  • UAA Leadership Conference (Anchorage, AK)-2014
  • Health Summit (Anchorage, AK)-2015
  • Healing Our Spirits Worldwide (Hamilton, New Zealand)-2016

Workshops:

  • Suicide prevention (Anchorage, AK)- 2012,2013
  • Mental Health First aid course (Anchorage, AK)-2012
  • UAA’s Diversity training (Anchorage, AK)- 2012
  • Alaska Native Dialogues on Racial Equity host training (Barrow, AK)-2015

Certificates:

  • CPR & First Aid (Anchorage, AK) -2016
  • Food Worker (Anchorage, AK)-2016
  • Therapeutic Options (Anchorage, AK)-2016

 

Memberships:

  • Native Student Council Alumni
  • UAA Alaska Native Alumni 
  • UAA Alumni Association 

Personal reading: