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What to Bring and What to Expect:
The following are suggested equipment
and supplies you should bring with you to the Institute. (Please
keep in mind that you are only allowed 40 pounds total of checked
luggage on the smaller aircraft that takes you into the village. Alaska
Airlines will allow up to 50 pounds without charge, but once you get
to Bethel you may be charged for anything over 40 pounds. The rate
per pound over that limit is $.50. You are responsible for any excess
baggage charges).
- Sleeping bag (that will keep you warm
outside at night)
- Air mattress and/or sleeping pad (sleeping
arrangements are on the school floor or, if camping, on the tundra)
- Dome tent (it can be very windy)
- Pillow (it's better than a rolled up jacket
when you're on the floor)
- Two plastic tarps (one for
over and one for under your tent)
- Camping bowl and cutlery
- LIFE JACKET- Participants in the English
Language Arts Institute will occasionally travel to and from field sites
in boats. All participants must bring a U.S. Coast Guard approved
personal flotation device in order to ride in the boat.
- Tall rubber boots
- Tennis shoes
- Slippers, sandals or other indoor shoe to wear
in the school
- Heavy duty rain coat and pants
- Warm coat and jacket
- Hooded sweatshirt
- Gloves and hat
- Extra clothing: at least two sets each of shirts,
pants, underwear, and socks (bring polypropylene or wool, not cotton)
- Binoculars
- First aid kit
- Mosquito repellent and coils
- Personal hygiene needs and medicines
- Allergy Medications
- Camera/film
- Flashlight
- Plastic Coffee cup (that you can put your name
on)
- Personal snack items
- Phone Card
- Toilet paper
- Towel and washcloth
- Soap and shampoo
- Family photos for talking circle discussions
(these pictures may or may not be used in discussions)
- Favorite comfort foods
- Pens/pencils/highlighters
- Earplugs
- Blank checks (if you intend to purchase gifts
from the village)
- Elders Gifts (3 or 4) (ideas: shampoo, soap,
head scarf, warm socks, gloves, baseball cap, towel, 4 yards of
calico fabric for a qaspeq)
- Zip Loc bags (large)
- The following items are optional and are for
those participants wanting to do independent beading. Andrea is willing
to teach you, but you should be prepared that it is a "crafty" sort
of task and it requires patience. The following items will make one
bracelet:
- Enough beads for 1 bracelet that will take 5-6 hours to complete
- At least 2 beading needles size 10/13
- At least 2 complementary colors (there will be enough that you
can also trade with others for different colored bracelets) of
size 11 (and do check to make sure that the needle and thread will
go through your bead at least twice!!)
- Seed beads AND bugle beads (for example: red seed & bugle
beads and black seed & bugle beads. Make sure that the 2 colors
of bugle beads are the same
length.
- At least 40 yards of black silamide waxed nylon bead string (usually
size A but
be sure to try the test above!!)
- A square clasp (it's about 1.5 cm. wide). (ask for something
that will
accommodate a woven bracelet that is approx. 4 seed beads wide in width
and is
easy to sew on)
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Weather
depending, we may have the opportunity to go camping and it is important
for everyone to have the appropriate gear (warm clothes and sleeping
bag, waterproof outerwear, a suitable tent, etc.). If you do not
own these items, and are unable to borrow them, please be sure to
communicate this to Instructor Andrea Dewees (email: adewees@umich.edu)
as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made. We will also
be doing some extensive tundra and beach walking (up to 4 miles
per day) on uneven, rough and/or muddy terrain. If you anticipate
any difficulty with this please contact Josefa LaFurney (786-4306)
as soon as possible.
The weather, even in the
summer months, can be chilly and unpredictable, with rain and very high
winds. You will also be out in boats and therefore subjected to the "elements."
Pack several layers of warm, waterproof clothing and a good pair of boots
(see picture above).
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