We drink coffee and speak of history
Monday, November 4, 2013 at 9:50AM 
Matu and Eileen showed up at Abby's right after I placed my order. During spring and summer, I would see them here frequently and we would often eat together but now it had been quite a while. We spoke mostly of history, how the Native side of it has pretty much been neglected in the history books students are taught by. Matu noted how so many of the early explorers and others who came to the Arctic and whose exploits are remembered, survived only because his Iñupiat ancestors rescued and kept them alive. This, he lamented, is not written in the history books.
Without specifically trying to, he gave me what I believe to be a great idea as I go about trying to reconstruct this little history project I am putting together for the North Slope Borough School District. He also sought to bolster my confidence and to assure me that, however complicated it might seem at the moment, he knows I will get something good together in the end.
Text added at 9:59 AM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - Day 44 and counting.
Reader Comments (2)
Waou a History project with the NSBSD and that would tell the Native side... That would be GREAT NEWS for every one !!!
Agreed... I `willl write that promised email soon...