Cultural Outreach

Cultural Outreach

 The Alaska Native Heritage Center brings cultural representatives to your school to share the rich and diverse cultures of Alaska.  Shavila is a 45-minute all-school assembly that offers a sample of the programs available at the Heritage Center.  It is an excellent introduction for classes preparing for a visit to the Center.

 

Shavila Assembly: A Rainbow of Alaska Native Cultures

Shavila (pronounced sha-vée-lah) is a Dena’ina Athabascan word meaning “rainbow.” A Shavila assembly introduces your school to the diversity of Alaska Native cultures and the Alaska Native Heritage Center School Visit Program. A storyteller will entertain with tales that have been passed on for generations. An Alaska Native dancer will perform and explain traditional Native dances. An athlete will demonstrate and teach techniques relating to the various World Eskimo Indian Olympic and Native Youth Olympic events.

Recommended for all grades.  
The assembly is 45 minutes long.
The number of students attending a performance depends on the size of your gathering space.  2 performances are suggested for larger schools, one for Grades K-3, the other for Grades 4-6.

Cost: FREE for the entire school year!

Shavila is available on the following dates:

  • October 21, 2011 - April 20, 2012 
  • Friday 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (45 min presentation)  3:15 p.m. is the latest time a Shavila may be scheduled.
     
  • Specific dates and times for Shavilas for schools outside the Anchorage School District vary according to scheduled openings and the time necessary to commute from the center to the school.  

Reserving a Shavila Assembly

Anchorage School District teachers please fill out a Community Resource Request Form and submit it to the ASD Community Resources Office. Private schools and organizations please call Alaska Native Heritage Center at (907) 330-8000 or toll free at (800) 315-6608.

Presented by Conoco Phillips

Conoco Phillips