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Alaska Native Oratory Society
Southcentral Regional Competition
Saturday February 21st
Lift Up Your Voices:
Speaking For Our Future
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The UAA Alaska Native Oratory Society Regional Competition was held on Saturday February 21, 2009 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.
Crystal Dushkin, Unangax, gave the Keynote address. As Crystal told the audience about her upbringing and cultural heritage, her words left a deep impact on those present.
Students who entered Saturday's event self-identified as Cup'ik/Yup'ik, Lingit, Tsimpshean, Yup'ik, and Pueblo. They gave a total of thirteen different speeches multiple times throughout the day. Many of the judges commented that the level of speeches were more like an AkNOS Statewide Competition then an AkNOS Regional Competition.
Our congratulations to our 2009 AkNOS Southcentral Regional Student Competitiors!
Alaska Native Oratory Society
Southcentral 2008 Regional Competition
Results & Highlights
 Southcentral Regional Competition Results
All events were held in the University of Alaska Anchorage Social Science Building (SSB)
The Alaska Native Oratory Society (AkNOS) Southcentral Regional Competition was held Saturday February 21, 2009 on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. Students entered one of four speaking categories: Oratory, Storytelling, Native Languages, and Commemorative Narration (formerly called Dramatic Declamation). All four categories award cash prizes to the top student speakers. We also offered a non-cash category, a People's Choice Award, in Traditional Introductions. More information and photographs of Saturday's event will be posted soon. The competition results are posted below.
| Alaska Native Oratory Society
2009 Southcentral Regional
Competition Results
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| Oratory
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| 1st Place:
| Polly Andrews—$250.00 1st place award
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| 2nd Place:
| Kai Monture—$150.00 2nd place award
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| 3rd Place:
| Dwayne Elia—$100.00 3rd place award
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| Oratory Honors
| Petla Noden and Melissa Okitkun— $25.00 Gift Certificate Honors Award
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| Storytelling
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| 1st Place:
| Kai Monture—$150.00 1st place award*
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| 2nd Place:
| Candis Moore—$100.00 2nd place award*
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| 3rd Place:
| Mathew Sena—$50.00 3rd place award*
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| Native Languages
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| 1st Place:
| Kai Monture—$100.00 1st place award* (Tlingit)
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| Native Languages Honors
| Candis Moore—$50.00 Honors Award
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| Dramatic Declamation
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| 1st Place:
| Kai Monture—$50.00 1st place award*
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| Traditional Introductions
| | 1st Place:
| Kai Monture — Lingit
| | Traditional Introduction Honors
| Candis Moore — Shim' algyx
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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:
Jeanne Taylor, Tom Lassen, Shawnalee Whitney, Penny Golden, and Karla Booth
to our AKNS Student AkNOS Interns:
Felecia Chase & Jessica Hunt
to our Judges:
Siobhan Aalman, Raymond, Anthony, Janna Bare, Maria Bonifacio, Karla Booth, Jeanne Breinig, George Charles, Patricia Fagan, Phyllis Fast, Eleanor Hadden, Ann Jache, Shirley Kendall, D. Roy Mitchell, Don Unger, Marva Watson, Shawnalee Whitney
and to the Dance Group:
Lepquinm Gumilgit Gagoadim
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) 786-6148
Email: ayakoratory@uaa.alaska.edu
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Alaska Native Studies 
College of Arts and Sciences