UAF professor, director grab AFN awards
Published Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Stumble It!FAIRBANKS — Michael Krauss and Clara Johnson were honored with awards during the Alaska Federation of Natives annual conference.
Krauss, an University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus, was the recipient of the Denali Award, a top honor given to non-Natives who have contributed to the development of Native communities’ culture, economy and health.
Krauss and a team of linguists are documenting endangered languages in and near Alaska.
Johnson, director of the Interior-Aleutians campus, was awarded the AFN President’s Eileen Panigeo Maclean Education Award. The award honors recipients based on their commitment and accomplishments that improve educational opportunities for Alaska Natives.
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I know both of these folks. they do great work, and are more than deserving of these honors.
Note to Glock -- you don't appreciate or understand what you just read, but that doesn't stop you from responding anyway. Mark Twain said (paraphrasing here) better to stay quiet and let people assume you're dumb than to open your mouth and confirm their suspicions.
what research do you think DOES have value? something having to do with the military? how about stem cell? AIDS ok by you? should we take a vote? I hear about research projects all the time that sound questionable at best, but yes, I try to keep my mouth shut. Because there are plenty of people who would probably think what I do is what-not (including working with AK Natives).
So what do you do Glock that is a great contribution to civilization (other than spout racism, prejudice and ignorance, I mean)?
WOW! You Glockmod appear to be a real loser! These individuals ARE doing very important work. I would much rather they record and track endagered language than read the recorded trash you just left!
Kudos to them for the hard work they do! Yes, there are endagered languages, one was just lost forever months ago when Chief Marie of the Eyak Nation died- we need to preserve languages, with them come traditional ways of knowing that are also being lost!
Michael Krauss has been working with Native languages for over 35 years. And I don't see where he or the university have gotten rich off his efforts. But I do see new information, newly energized students and teachers, new resources for those who what to teach and learn. How in the world is that bad???
I work with Native students at the university, and demand for Native language classes remains high, both for students who come to college speaking the ancestral language and also for those who don't and want to learn. Michael Krass's work helps keep these languages alive.
indeed. it's this sort of study, as well as the Athabascan fiddlers' festival and these other cultural activities, that are at the heart of Alaska Native culture. this is their bread and butter (excuse the inappropriate metaphor). it is through the maintanance of their language, culture, heritage and subsistence activities, as well as their ability to remain on their land, that they will continue to grow, develop, thrive, and fend off the many social problems that plague many of their communities today.
Congratulations to Krauss and Johnson!
I have to say, even if I'm not necessarily interested in the subject matter of a particular article, if it's UAF and/or education-related I almost always check out the comments to see how long it takes for the bashing to begin. I've come to believe that on the Miner, it's inevitable.
It's sad some don't see the inherent value in education and higher learning.
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