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Fall Unit

Traditional Foods

Kit Lessons

Gathering Tundra Tea

Gathering Tundra Tea

Students learn how to identify and use Labrador Tea.

Making Cranberry Pudding

Making Cranberry Pudding

Students learn to identify cranberries and learn how to make the traditional cranberry pudding.

Learning to Make Akutaq

Learning to Make Akutaq

Children will learn about traditional akutaq and will learn to make their own akutaq.

Fall Birds

Fall Birds

Students recognize important structures and places in their village.

Let’s Make Russian Tea

Let’s Make Russian Tea

Children will learn about traditional Russian Tea and will make their own Russian Tea in the classroom.

Traditional Food Groups

Traditional Food Groups

Children will learn where traditional food belongs in the food groups and will sort traditional foods into proper food groups

Native Language — Relevant Vocabulary

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English

Dena'ina

Sugt'stun

Yu'pik

Water

Minłni

Meq

Meq

Tundra Tea

K’eluq’ey

Qutunskit saarsat

Ayuq

Blubber Fat

Diłkidi

Uquq

Uquq

Cranberries

K’inghildi

Qalaquat

Tumagliq

Hare

Hvaya

Ukiaq

Nullutuuyak

Tundra

Tuquq’

Mecuuq

Maraq

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