Radio check, anybody copy? Hello Quaqtis, I’m Alice Qannik Glenn. This is Episode 23: History of Boarding Schools in AK, featuring the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s Indigenous Researcher Benjamin Jacuk on Coffee & Quaq. Coffee & Quaq is a podcast I created to celebrate and explore contemporary native life in Urban Alaska. This episode focuses on the history of assimilation schools in Alaska, Sheldon Jackson’s ties to other assimilative institutions in the lower 48 and around the world,...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 23
This episode features Michelle Sparck who is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Get Out the Native Vote (GOTNV) and focuses on the 2022 election process, ranked choice voting, and some of the barriers AK Native people may face throughout the voting process. Michelle Sparck from GOTNV walks us through the basics.
Aug 16, 2022•46 min
This episode features one of Alaska’s 2022 Congressional Candidates (D) Mary Peltola and focuses on her campaign for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District position which was vacated with the passing of Congressman Don Young. We get to know Mary a little more, what motivates her to run for office, and why more and more millennials are feeling the call to action. Be sure to tune into the next episode of C&Q episode featuring Michelle Sparck, Director of Strategic Initiatives who shares more...
Aug 16, 2022•37 min
This episode features one of Alaska’s 2022 Congressional Candidate Tara Katuk Sweeney (R) and focuses on her campaign for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District which was vacated with the passing of Congressman Don Young. We get to know Tara a little more, what seat she is running for and how Alaska got here. Be sure to tune into future episodes of C&Q episode featuring Congressional candidate Mary Pelota (D) and an informational C&Q episode featuring Michelle Spark, Director of Strate...
Aug 15, 2022•59 min
This episode features Delaney Thiele, the artist and creator behind AK Cloudberry. Cloudberry is the catalyst for Delaney's reconnection with her culture and has contributed to strengthening her identity as an Indigenous woman. Some questions that guided this conversation were: How do you feel about cancel/consequence culture and what role does social media play in that? Are there differences in individual vs community ownership in patterns/designs/ideas? And if so, what are those differences? H...
Dec 04, 2021•59 min
This episode features Kawahine Danner, the artist and creator behind Kawahine Creations an Indigenous handmade earrings, merchandise art, designs, and clothing shop based in Utqiagvik, AK. Some questions that guided this conversation were: How does culture & heritage influence your work? How do you feel about cancel/consequence culture and what role does social media play in that? What are some unique challenges for rural artists vs urban artists? Kawahine Danner is an Iñupiaq-Hawaiian artis...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This episode features Jenilee Donovan a basketball and volleyball star, hunter, and the youngest person to strike a whale in Utqiagvik last Fall. She shares about her family whaling crew, the importance of subsistence whaling to her community, and her advice for the next generation. This is her story. Welcome to Village City: A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time ...
Sep 15, 2021•17 min
This episode features Katlyn Smith who is Miss Teen Arctic Circle 2021 with big dreams hailing from Kotzebue and Nome, Alaska. She shares her love for the land and the ocean, her journey to Miss Teen Arctic Circle, and finding her voice to speak up on issues Native youth face today. This is her story. Welcome to Village City: A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time ...
Sep 08, 2021•29 min
This episode features Kahayla Green a thoughtful rising sophomore and Yup'ik Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program Acceleration student living in Anchorage, AK. She shares her thoughts on coming to understand her identity as a Native person living in the city, her concerns for youth homelessness, and leaves us with a few words of wisdom for anyone struggling with disconnection from their culture. This is her story. Welcome to Village City: A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urba...
Sep 01, 2021•23 min
TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode features Ezra Elisoff, a proud Tlingit athlete and World Eskimo Indian Olympics champion from Juneau, AK. This is his story. Full episode available Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. The music for this teaser was created by Aqqalu also known as Uyara...
Aug 31, 2021•55 sec
TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode features Jenilee Donovan a basketball star, hunter, and the youngest person to strike a whale in Utqiagvik last Fall. This is her story. Full episode available Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The music for this teaser was created by Aqqalu also kn...
Aug 31, 2021•55 sec
TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode features Katlyn Smith who is Miss Teen Arctic Circle 2021 with big dreams hailing from Kotzebue and Nome, Alaska. This is her story. Full episode available Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. The music for this teaser was created by Ukila also known as...
Aug 31, 2021•57 sec
TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode teaser features Kahayla Green, a thoughtful rising sophomore and Yup'ik AK Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) student living in Anchorage, AK. This is her story. Full episode available Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. The music for thi...
Aug 31, 2021•57 sec
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this years' theme is "You are not alone." This episode features the North Slope Borough Health Department team: Muriel Katuk Brower, Katrina Watson, Mariah Utuga, Daniel Thomas, Ruby Donovan, and Mariam Valanzuela. The NSB Health Dept team is located in Utqiagvik, AK and we all gathered to have a discussion about Mental Health Awareness.
May 06, 2021•1 hr
This episode features Jené Thompson, a 29-year-old Alaska Native woman who is on a journey of healing and sobriety. She grew up between Utqiaġvik and Fairbanks and is now living in Anchorage, where she works full-time in the Alaska Army National Guard. She is in love with life and all things healthy living. This episode is sponsored by Recover Alaska which is a multi-sector action group pursuing a solutions-based approach to reduce excessive alcohol use and harms across the state. Recover Alaska...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr
Alaska Natives on the Frontline is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Inupiat in the face of climate change, done in partnership with journalist Jenna Kunze. We travelled up to Utqiagvik early last year in 2020, at the peak of winter when the sun had just returned back to the Arctic after polar night and interviewed residents about the various aspects of how Inupiat life has changed, but also how it has remained the same. This episode featur...
Mar 11, 2021•35 min
This episode features Iñupiaq Studies professor Jerica Niayuq Aamodt and Iñupiaq studies coordinator Katie Qaggun Roseberry from Iḷisaġvik College. Iḷisaġvik translates to a place to learn. Operated by the North Slope Borough, it is the only tribal college in Alaska and is the northernmost accredited community college in the United States. Alaska Natives on the Frontline is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Iñupiat in the face of climate ch...
Dec 08, 2020•56 min
This episode explores the idea of beauty and what it means to reclaim and revitalize our Inuit standards of beauty, featuring tattoo artist Paninnguaq Lind-Jensen and filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr
This episode features brothers Jack and Brower Frantz, Iñupiaq hunters and whalers born raised in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. AK Natives on the Front Line is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Iñupiat in the face of climate change, a project funded by the Putlizer Center Connected Coastlines program, done in partnership with journalist Jenna Kunze. We travelled up to Utqiaġvik earlier this year at the peak of winter when the sun had returned back to ...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min
This episode was originally broadcasted on KBRW 680 AM/FM programming on Thursday October 29, 2020 and features Alaska House District 40 candidates Elizabeth Ferguson and Josiah Patkotak, sponsored by The Arctic Sounder and Coffee & Quaq. Remember to get out the Native Vote on Tuesday November 3rd!
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Resolve is part of an ongoing series about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Alaska created in partnership with Affinity Films, a non-profit media organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. This episode features Tara Katuk Sweeney, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, designee for the Secretary of the Interior and Jean (Jeannie) Hovland, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Affairs and Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans, Department of...
Aug 27, 2020•45 min
This episode explores how the unique water and sewer infrastructure operates in an Arctic environment like Utqiagvik, Alaska and how permafrost thaw and coastal erosion are affecting these systems. Alaska Natives on the Frontline is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Inupiat in the face of climate change a project funded by the Putlizer Center Connected Coastlines program, done in partnership with journalist Jenna Kunze. Throughout this seri...
Aug 14, 2020•51 min
Resolve is part of an ongoing series about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Alaska created in partnership with Affinity Films, a non-profit media organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. This episode features Britney Baier sharing her story about sex trafficking in Alaska.
Aug 10, 2020•55 min
This episode features Dr. Sven Haakanson and was initially recorded for a film documentary titled “The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors” that focuses on the enslavement of Indigenous peoples in what is now known as the United States. It was a project funded by a grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center through the Teaching Tolerance program and it was created in partnership with See Stories and Channel Films. "The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors" will release later on this year (date TBA)...
Aug 03, 2020•53 min
Resolve is part of an ongoing series about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Alaska created in partnership with Affinity Films, a non-profit media organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. This episode features Amos Lane sharing his story about the brutal rape and murder of his mother Harriet Lane in Point Hope, AK.
Jun 16, 2020•36 min
To explore the issues surrounding Alaska Native men's health and wellness, we interview Haida/Tłingit basketball star turned community health advocate Damen Nanggaahlaangstangs Bell-Holter (Part 1) and health worker and local musician Tyler "2essentialz" Young (Part 2).
Jun 08, 2020•57 min
To explore the issues surrounding Alaska Native men's health and wellness, we interview Haida/Tlingit basketball star turned community health advocate Damen Nanggaahlaangstangs Bell-Holter (Part 1) and health worker and local musician Tyler "2essentialz" Young (Part 2).
Jun 05, 2020•52 min
To learn more about the true history of Thanksgiving and how that relates to Native people in Alaska (Part 2), we hold a live Q&A featuring Dr. E.J. Ramos David, Ayyu Qassataq, and Jacqui Igluguq Lambert and AKU-MATU performance featuring Allison Akootchook Warden in front of a live audience on November 30, 2019, at the Writer's Block in Anchorage, Alaska
Mar 21, 2020•58 min
To explore healthy practices and current concerns amid the COVID-19 virus pandemic in Alaska, we interview family doctor and traditional healer Dr. Allison Kelliher.
Mar 20, 2020•1 hr 6 min
To explore themes and ideas of the book "Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait," we held a pop-up live podcast interview at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center SEED Lab with author and professor Bathsheba Demuth about her upbringing, connection to the Arctic, and goals for writing her book about the environmental history of the Bering Strait region.
Mar 18, 2020•59 min
