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The Nenana Native Association and Nenana City School District are implementing the Accessing Choices In Education (ACE) Athabascan Native Connections Program to integrate Athabascan traditions into the educational curriculum for students. This initiative aims to enrich learning with cultural activities, including crafts, outdoor activities, and traditional events. It seeks to improve academic and social outcomes by enhancing access to culturally relevant services and activities, with expected benefits including better attendance and improved English Language Arts performance.

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* 1. Your Name:

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* 2. Which category best describes your relationship with the student?

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* 3. Student's Name

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* 4. Are you aware of the ACE Program being offered through Nenana City School District?

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* 5. If any, what program events or classes do you know are being offered through the ACE Program? (check all that apply)

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* 6. Have you personally participated in any ACE Program events or classes?

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* 7. If any, what program events or classes did you attend?

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* 8. Rank your interest in each of the following classes being offered to students:

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Alaska Native (Benti Kanaga) Language Class
Alaska Native Cooking
Alaska Native Cultural Arts, Traditions / Values
Beadwork
Berry Picking
Birch Bark Basket Making
Canoe Making
Casket Building
Diamond Willow Carving
Dog Mushing

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* 9. Rank Your interest in the following classes being offered to students:

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Drum Making
Fish Skin Tanning
Fish Wheel Making
Hunter Safety
Ice Fishing
Jelly/Jam Making
Leatherwork and Tanning
Moose Hunting
Navigating Rivers
Setting Traps/Trapping

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* 10. Rank Your interest in the following classes being offered to students:

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Singing / Dancing
Skin Sewing
Dog Sled Building
Snowshoe Making
Storytelling
Traditional Alaska Native Plants
Academic Tutoring
Anthropology
Audio and Visual Media
Automotive Technology / Small Engine Mechanics

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* 11. Rank Your interest in the following classes being offered to students:

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Aviation
Business Computer Applications
Computer Science and Engineering
Construction Trades
CPR / EMT / ETT / First Aid Class
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Drawing / Painting
Driver’s Education
Drone Technology

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* 12. Rank Your interest in the following classes being offered to students:

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Early Childhood Education
Economics
Electronics
Foreign Language
General Psychology
Health Care / Medicine
Information Technology
Internships / Job Shadowing Interests
Sculpture
Veterinary Education
Website Design and Management
Work Study
Welding

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* 13. Have you observed any positive changes in the way community members interact with each other since the introduction of the ACE Program? Please explain.

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* 14. The ACE Program has fostered stronger connections between generations with the culture (i.e., Grandparents and Children, Children and Parents, etc.).

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* 15. The ACE Program has fostered stronger connections and interactions among community members from different cultural backgrounds.

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* 16. The ACE Program has contributed to a greater appreciation and understanding of the community's cultural diversity.

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* 17. The ACE Program has value to the community.

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* 18. The ACE Program has led to increased cultural pride and identity among community members.

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* 19. The ACE Program offers my student a sufficient quantity and variety of services needed for language and cultural immersion.

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* 20. The quality of services provided by the ACE Program meets my student's needs.

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* 21. Please provide feedback on how the ACE Program can improve or any activities/services you believe should be added as an offering:

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