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Athabascan RavenWHOUY SZE KUINALTH
"Teaching Our Many Grandchildren"

 

CHARLEY SANFORD 1876-1945

A CURRICULUM GUIDE
Chistochina & Mentasta,Alaska

Kelt'aeni

 

 

CHARLEY SANFORD 1876-1945
'Iizin Ta'

The cover image is of Charley Sanford at Slana in 1942. Born in about 1876 at the mouth of the Sanford River, Charley Sanford was the last chief, or Kaskae, of Batzulnetas. His remaining children are Katie John and Steven John.

He was a very good cook, a good ax man, a successful hunter, and very skillful at fixing things. He built many houses, including houses at Suslota (Sasluu'na'), Mentasta (Mendaesde), Slana (Stl'ana'), Chistochina (Tsiistl'edze'Na') and Batzulnetas (Nataelde). He also built many bridges, or fish weirs and fish traps for the creeks at fishing camps. Lena Charley remembers him to be very smart "if anything wrong, he fix it right now". Katie added that he was "A really good-hearted man" who fed "and take care of lots of people." He believed in not throwing anything out or wasting anything, especially food. Katie also says she "can't even cook the way her daddy cooked". In keeping with tradition, he asked that material wealth be burned in his honor, for he knew that the only thing of true value that he could pass to future generations was a trail, a song, and a story.

Photo courtesy of Bell Joe.

 

WHOUY SZE KUINALTH
"TEACHING OUR MANY GRANDCHILDREN"

 

A CURRICULUM GUIDE

Funded by Learn and Serve America Grants awarded to
Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium
Chistochina, Alaska
1998-2003

 

KNOWLEDGE PROVIDED BY ELDERS OF CHISTOCHINA & MENTASTA

WRITTEN BY:

Barbara Dalke (Chapters 1-4, Section 1) and
Megan Holloway (Chapter 4, Sections 2-4)

EDITED BY:

Focus Groups from Mentasta Village
and Chistochina Village

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This material is based upon work supported by the Corporation for National Service under Learn and Serve America Grant No. 96LSTAK001, 00SHAK025 and 00STAK026. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Corporation or the Learn and Serve America Program.

Project Coordinator, Joan Herrmann.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

MSTC Mission Statement

Introduction

Prelude

In A Sacred Manner, by Wilson Justin

Learn & Serve Focus Groups

People icon

ELDERS

DENAEY (PEOPLE)

Interview of Elders

Clans of Chistochina & Mentasta

Why Are We Here?

Who We Are

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NANINEH (LAND)

Our Way of Life

Mapping the Village

What A Waste

Raw Materials

Our Natural Resources

Weather/Climate

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TUU (WATER)

Water, Water

Our Watershed

Food icon

C'AAN (FOOD)

Where Does Our Food Come From?

Gathering, Traditions and Nutrition of our Food

Keeping Ourselves Healthy

A Student Led Health Fair

Assessment & Performance Evaluation

Rubrics

Learn & Serve Program

Sources, Resources

Thank You

 

 

 
 

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