Alaska Humanities Forum

National History Day Supplements [alaska Humanities Forum (AHF) Requests Funding to Developing Alaska History Day (AHD) in Three Ways: 1) Developing Statewide Outreach Tools (both Digital and Hard-copy); 2) Developing a Teacher Toolkit for New-to-the-program Educators; and 3) Encouraging More Alaska-themed Projects, in Particular Projects Connected to Alaska?s Bureau of Indian Affairs-run Boarding Schools. During Its 24 Years, Ahd Has Mainly Been Available to Students in the State?s Three Largest Communities of Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau. Only a Small Precent of Alaskan Communities Are Accessible by Road, and Most Have Limited Internet Access. the State Has Never Had an In-person State History Day Contest, Instead Relying on Digital Submissions of Projects and Judges Working Remotely to Determine Winning Projects Each Spring. for Many Years, Participating Educators, Families and Students Have Asked for an Alaska History Day Website That Serves as a Statewide Connective Information Hub. the Proposed Funds Would Support the Creation of a New Web Site and Distribution of Materials in Paper Form. the Website Would Include Resources and Collections to Encourage NHD Projects Specific to Alaskan History and Indigenous Communities. Ahd Coordinators Would Develop an Introductory Tool Kit for Teachers, and Materials for New-to-alaska Teachers About the State?s History and Culture. ]