14 Dec Come As You Are: Ankse “Terrence” Long
“I’m trying to become a role model for a lot of different Indigenous people to show that we can 100 percent prosper in a Western culture.”...
Cultural Knowledge Tag
27 Oct Our Future Ancestors: A Story of Education in Alaska
Across Alaska, a transformative initiative has been brewing, shaping the very foundation of education for generations to come. The mission? To engage in profound conversations and envision what culturally-relevant education in Alaska could look like...
23 Oct Parents as Teachers
Babies don’t come with an instruction manual. But parents who participate in the Ch’anik’en Home Visiting program get something better than a how-to book: They receive hands-on guidance in parenting skills from a family mentor...
13 Oct A New Generation of Yup’ik Speakers
Not so long ago, Alaska Native children were often forbidden from speaking their Native languages. In 2017, the Clare Swan Early Learning Center (CSELC) took a step toward revitalizing Alaska Native language when it created Anchorage’s first early childhood Yup’ik immersion classroom...
13 Oct CITC Flashback: Making Language History
In 2017, the Clare Swan Early Learning Center launched Anchorage's first early childhood Yup'ik language immersion class...
03 Aug Bonded by Blood (and Ink)
It's not uncommon for someone to discover new relatives when they start working at CITC. Three cousins commemorated their bond in a creative and lasting way...
05 Jan A Taste of Their Heritage
Following a calendar derived from traditional annual subsistence activities, Child & Family Services holds cultural social gatherings that connect families to their heritage...
05 Dec Supersize CITC: Super Fab Lab to Open March 2023
In March 2023, CITC will open the Super Fab Lab, a larger space with more advanced technology that will allow CITC to offer robust programming and learning opportunities to more people...
25 Oct CITC President Addresses “Re-Imagining” the Future of Alaska’s Education at AFN Convention
Gloria O'Neill and Chief and President of the Native Village of Eklutna Aaron Leggett called for Alaska's education system to be more reflective Alaska Native community and culture...
24 Oct Connecting to Culture at the 2022 Elders and Youth Conference
CITC's public relations specialist reflects on her life-changing experience at this year's gathering of Elders and youth...