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I Am Going Outside

November 09, 2021

Two of our Camp Fire staff members Cisco and Kendalyn, as well as other Alaskan’s, shared how race and culture shape their relationship to the land using their own personal vocabulary as a part of an Alaska Humanities Forum’s series titled I Am Going Outside.

The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) held an event discussing the responses within the document called Community Conversation “We Are Of: A Conversation on Race, Land and Culture”.

Check out these responses for yourself and see what kind of conversation is sparked with the people in your life!

Link to PDF Version: YWCA Alaska Humanities Forum

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