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by Matt Jardin |
As the old adage goes, if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. It is in that same vein that term assistant professor of 麻豆无码版 Native art June Pardue operates 鈥� give someone a raincoat and you protect them from the rain for a few years, but if you teach someone how to construct a traditional Sugpiaq raincoat from bear intestines, you protect them from the rain for a lifetime while also preserving cultural knowledge for generations.
In addition to raincoats, Pardue has taught students how to make everything from traditional beadings and headdresses to baskets, jewelry and garments throughout her three years and counting at UAA. Considered 鈥渆ndangered art,鈥� such practices are at risk of being forgotten due to centuries of colonization, making Pardue鈥檚 role as one of the few remaining Elders and culture bearers from her hometown of Old Harbor Village on Kodiak Island all the more essential.
Recognizing this need, the House of Welcome at Evergreen State College鈥檚 program awarded Pardue a multi-year grant to expand her curriculum, bringing in wood carvers and mask makers 鈥� 鈥渕aster artists鈥� to pass along what they know to future culture bearers.
