A Special Publication of Alaska Newspapers Inc.
Iņupiat Ilitqusiat is not a program; it is a way
of life, which
we have defined as ours. What have been defined as "Iņupiat
Values," upon
closer inspection, are really basic human values. It is what makes us different
from other people; not more than someone else and not less than someone
else, just different.
Reggie Joule
Kotzebue, Alaska
University of Alaska Anchorage student Christine
Ahlalook submitted the cover photo of her sister, Della, playing on the
tundra.
The cover definition of the Ilitqusiat program
was taken from an interview conducted by Kiana High School students.
"Those things that make us who we are," is
a translation of Ilitqusiat by Reggie Joule, taken from the same interview.
The Inupiat Ilitqusiat program translates
the word as "Inner spirit in our heart."
Published by
Alaska Newspapers Inc.
336 E. Fifth Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Chistopher R. Casati
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Produced by
The Village News Network
A rural communications project of
The University of Alaska Anchorage
Journalism and Public Communications Department
In cooperation with
The Inupiat Ilitqusiat Program
NANA Regional Corporation
Charlie Curtis, President
Inupiat Ilitqusiat Co-Ordinators
Rachel Craig
Martha Whiting
Hannah Loon
Harriet Blair
Elmer Goodwin
and
Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Bobby Schaeffer, President
Publication Staff
Editor - Fern Greenbank
The University of Alaska Anchorage
Journalism and Public Communications Department
Design Editor - April Carter
The University of Alaska Anchorage
Journalism and Public Communications Department
Photo Editor - Stephen Nowers
The Anchorage Daily News
Funding provided by
The Aqqaluk Trust,
Northwest Arctic Borough School District
and Alaska Newspapers Inc.
Airfare provided by Baker Aviation
Barbara Lavallee artwork reprinted
Printed by Anchorage Daily News
Commercial Printing, Anchorage, Ak
August 29, 1996
ANKN Webmaster Note: The Iņupiaq is updated after verifying it with Lorena Williams as of 25 March 2021
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