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Alaska Native Oratory Society
Southcentral Regional Competition
Saturday March 1st
Your Voices
Our Future
This competition was dedicated to the life of Chief Marie Smith Jones |
The UAA Alaska Native Oratory Society Regional Competition was held on Saturday March 1, 2008 in the Social Sciences Building (SSB), Room 119, on the UAA campus. The AkNOS Southcentral Regional Competition was open to all high school and university students in the Southcentral region. Students competed in one of four speech categories: Oratory, Declamation, Storytelling, and Native Languages. A special category, a Peoples Choice Award, in Traditional Introductions was also offered.
Altona Rathbun, received the 1st place Oratory Award in the 2006 Alaska Native Oratory Society Statewide Competition. Altona was asked to come speak as an experienced AkNOS competitor. Through AkNOS Altona realized one of her greatest passions was public speaking. Through the power of the spoken word, Altona inspires audiences and her speech at the 2008 Southcentral Regional competition continued this tradtion as she inspired our student competitors.
 Jeane Breinig, Haida, was the keynote speaker. Jeane gave a stirring speech on the importance of our Alaska Native languages and revitalization efforts across the state. The recent death of Chief Marie Smith Jones, the last fluent speaker of the Eyak language, highlights the importance of language learning, language retention, and the development of teaching materials. Student participants and audience members were moved when Jeane played Chief Jones', The Lament for Eyak.
Alaska Native Oratory Society
Southcentral 2008 Regional Competition
Results & Highlights
 15 students enter
All events were held in the University of Alaska Anchorage Social Science Building (SSB)
Saturday's Event was a huge success. Fifteen University of Alaska Anchorage students entered the Alaska Native Oratory Society Southcentral Regional Competition making it our largest Regional Competition to date. There were student speeches in Oratory, Storytelling, Dramatic Declamation, and Native Languages. Judges and audience members said the Regional Competition speeches were more like Statewide speeches because they were powerful, focused, and well prepared. Congratulations to all our student competitors!
There was one Preliminary Round and one Final Round in Oratory and Storytelling. Fewer than four students entered both Dramatic Declamation and Native Languages, so the Preliminary Round was the only round in those events.
| Alaska Native Oratory Society
2008 Southcentral Regional
Competition Results
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| Oratory
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| 1st Place:
| Uyuriukaraq (Lily) Ulran—$250.00 1st place award
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| 2nd Place:
| Jaqueline Garcia—$150.00 2nd place award
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| 3rd Place:
| Melissa Okitkun— $100.00 3rd place award
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| Oratory Honors:
| Barbara Franks, J.P. Ouellette, Joan Tovsen
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| | | Tina Woods, Alice Luther, Ruth Fischer
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Jaqueline Garcia
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| Storytelling
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| 1st Place:
| Marian Green—$250.00 1st place award
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| 2nd Place:
| Christel Kristek—$150.00 2nd place award
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| 3rd Place:
| Candis Anderson—$100.00 3rd place award
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| | Storytelling Honors: | Leslie Jones & Camille Sanford
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Christel Kristek and son
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| Native Languages
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| 1st Place:
| Marian Green—$100.00 1st place award* (Siberian Yup'ik)
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| Native Languages
Honors
| Uyuriukaraq (Lily) Ulran
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Larry Kairaiuak, Marian Green, Uyuriukaraq Ulran, George Charles
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| Dramatic Declamation
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| 1st Place:
| Meda Ferrenburg—$50.00 1st place award*
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Meda Ferrenburg
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| * See "Notes on Entries and Award Money on the Competition Information Page
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|   | Thank You
to all our
Alaska Native Oratory Society
Supporters
| | | quyana  qagaasakung  way dankoo
| quyanaq  'awa'ahdah  tsin'aen
| mahsi'  quyanaa  igamsiqanaghhalek
| dogedinh  basee' tsin'ee háw'aa
| massee' chin'an gunalchéesh
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| Special Thanks to the following individuals for their volunteer time, donations, and support:
Jeane Breinig, Douglas Causey, Julie Coburn, Penny Golden, Sarah Hinson, Jennifer McCarty, Altona Rathbun, Marva Watson, & Shawnalee Whitney
to our student assistants:
Christopher Smith and Mei Yueh Lim
to our Judges:
Michael Baum, Jeane Breinig, George Charles, Claudette Engblom-Bradley, Michael Engbom-Bradley, Patricia Fagan, Phyllis Fast, Floyd Guthrie, Larry Kairaluak, Terry Kelly, James La Belle, Larry Merculieff, George Pletnikoff, Jack Roderick, Steve Sumida
and to the Dance Group:
Kicaput Dance Group
Special Note: Our judges generously donate their time to support our Alaska Native Oratory Society student competitors develop their public speaking skills. Many of our judges participate in several AkNOS competitions a year and work with students individually in-between competitions. Judges, we couldn't do this this without you. Gunalacheesh! Nancy Furlow, Alaska Native Oratory Society Director. | | | | |
Website: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/native/aknos/
Phone: (907) 786-6136 or (907) 786-6148
Email: afnjf1@uaa.alaska.edu
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Alaska Native Studies 
College of Arts and Sciences