Gender	Male
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	Program Manager
Location	Anchorage, AK, United States
Introduction	I am a proud Kingikmiut, i.e., an Inupiat with family of origin roots from the Native Village of Wales, AK. I believes in reclaiming my shared cultural roots as a way to decolonize from, or contradict years, of oppressive genocidal policies. The opportunity cost of becoming colonized, or assimilated, is the lost opportunity (and time) to learn, live, speak, and share my Inupiat heritage. As with anything we do, we ONLY keep the values and traditions that we willing to practice. I do not spend a great deal of time practicing Inupiat traditions as I might hope to, but I do make time to do what I can and live the dream with eyes wide open. Pause for a moment...reflect upon all our ancestors, even our parents and grandparent, who suffered the oppression of FORCED assimilation, yet maintained their cultural integrity and identity, and leaving behind a cultural legacy for the next generation of children to follow. I give thanks to the Inua in the rainbow (the gentle white light spirit) for leading me where I am today. May this same white light guide your sight to set things right...in our time of plight...go in peace...find your purpose...clean house...help others.
Interests	Surfing the internet, maintaining a shared, yet private family FB page, sharing old black and white pictures of our grandparents, tinkering with computers from scratch, spending time with my daughter before she thinks it's uncool to be seen with her dad, playing cribbage, Texas Hold'm on weekends with family, tinkering with website design and maintaining a couple webpages, spending time with or meeting friends of Bill W and Dr Bob, watching the latest BSG series, attending traditional practice or performing with the Kingikmiut dance group upon invitation.
Favorite movies	Gran Torino, Ghandi, Matrix (1), Other People's Money, Bringing Down the House, Star Wars Trillogy, Lord of the Rings Trillogy, Something About Mary, Steel Magnolias, Boston Legal (Seasons 2,3,4), Altered Carbon
Favorite music	70's rock, 80's pop, 90's dance, Kingikmiut Subsistence Songs & Dances, Leona Lewis, Kid Rock, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Randy Travis, ZZ Top,
Favorite books	ANO ANO The Seed by Kristin Zambucka, King James Bible - Chapter of Mathew, Harry Potter Series, The Human Situation by Harvey Jackins, Your Soul's Plan, Alcoholics Anonymous, 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, Daily Reflections...

Your pajamas have duckies on them. Why did you switch from choo-choos?

because the month changed