Calista Education & Culture (CECI) — Yugtun language & cultural heritage
Calista Education & Culture is Calista Corporation's nonprofit arm (since 1980) for scholarships and cultural preservation for Calista shareholders and descendants across the Y-K Delta. Its Cultural Engagement program supports Yugtun language revitalization and Yuuyaraq (way of life) gatherings, workshops and storytelling; it publishes bilingual Elders' oral-history books, runs the Yup'ik Story Podcast, the Yup'ik Atlas of place names and stories, and points learners to the free yugtun.com dictionary. It also administers Calista shareholder scholarships and burial assistance. Office in Anchorage: 907-565-6043, 5015 Business Park Blvd Suite 1500, Anchorage, AK 99503.
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Cultural resources open to all; scholarships and burial assistance for Calista shareholders and descendants.
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View official informationCall Calista Corporation907-565-6043Questions to ask
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