Saturday School Yard Talk 5/29/2012 (not on Saturday)

[Nok Acker]

Quliaqtuavut Tuugaatigun (Our Stories in Ivory):

Reconnecting Arctic Narratives with Engraved Drill Bows

 

WHO:             Amy Chan

                             (Predoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, PhD Candidate at Arizona State University)

WHEN:         Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 7:00 pm

 WHERE:      Inupiat Heritage Center (IHC)

 

 

ALL AGES WELCOME

Need a ride? A van will be in front of the Hospital door C at 6:45 to

take people to and from the presentation.

 

HOST:                  Nokinba Acker, BASC

 

 

This presentation discusses a variety of engraved scenes on ivory drill bows and explores the imagery’s connection to oral narratives of hunting
and whaling exploits, daily village life and myth-time stories. As a collaborative project, knowledge shared by community members is integrated
with collections based research and will be included in a future publication and online exhibit featuring ivory drill bows.
Community comments and suggestions for the project and website are greatly welcomed! Quyanna!

 

Brought to you by the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium

SCHOOLYARD PROJECT

For more information call Nokinba Acker at 852-4881 or email – nok....@arcticscience.org