Happy New Year, Allrakukegcikici!

2008 brings with it a new weather environment for Mekoryuk. It is actually cold out here at Nuniwar. To top that off the Bering Sea north of the island practically froze overnight. It is white out there as far as the eyes can see. This is a positive change for those of us who live out here. Nunivak has also whitened with newly fallen snow, but as this Island is wind swept it is hard for me to estimate how many inches are on ground. 

Nunivak Reindeer and Seafood Products Company brought a herd of qusngit reindeer to the village near the airport.

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Agayunerpakegcikici (Have a very Merry Christmas) Allrakularakegciluci-llu, (and have a Happy New Year)

Mr. Elwin Estle has posted some wonderful photos of school children and village scenes in Mekoryuk taken in the late 1950s, they are accessible on Flickr at the following link: http://flickr.com/photos/21671210@N04/
Thank you Mr. Estle and we look forward to seeing more!

A couple of new ideas we have initiated in the village include the posting of monthly Cup'ig phrases and old photos to public bulletin boards; also we are conducting bi-monthly men’s community house and women’s meetings. Men and women meet separately at different rooms within our school, where we gather and exchange traditional cultural information, especially with respect to Cup'ig values.

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