UAA Native Student Council

10/08/2026

Join the UAA Native Student Council for a Game Night in recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day!

Come enjoy an evening of games, pizza, and drinks with us! Bring your friends or your favorite game. Everyone is welcome!

Wednesday, October 14 | 6 p.m.
Beatrice McDonald Hall (BMH), Room 241

We hope to see you there!

09/22/2026

Join us Friday, September 25, from 4–5 p.m. at Beatrice G. McDonald Hall (BMH), Room 119 for a Silverberry Bead Workshop with Ahtna artist Taliylah Patrick Enriquez!

Learn how to process and make silverberry beads using traditional Ahtna techniques and learn more about the history and cultural significance of silverberries.

We hope to see you there!

09/17/2026

UPDATE: NSC Game Night today has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Join Native Student Council for our Back-to-School Game Night! Come hang out, play some games, and enjoy pizza with us. Feel free to bring a game of your own too!

Wednesday, September 23 at 6 p.m.
Beatrice McDonald Hall, Room 241

We hope to see you there!

09/03/2026

Community Yugtun/Yup'ik Classes are starting this week for Fall semester (Sept 4-Dec 12)! Fridays 6:30-7:30pm (Beginner) and Saturdays 1:30-2:30pm (Intermediate) in Professional Studies Building, room 109 (2533 Providence Dr). Learn & practice Yugtun through community classes taught by a Yup’ik Elder. Free and open to the community. Free parking. No registration is required-- Just show up! Questions? Email [email protected]

04/27/2026

We’ve made it to Finals Week!! Looking for a place to study? Join Native Student Council this week in Beatrice McDonald Hall, room 220 to study and finish up final papers and projects!

04/24/2026

Introducing… the Native Student Council officer team for 2026-2027! And three of us made up the officer team for 2025-2026!

This is who is building community for Native students at UAA (and with our community outside of campus too!)

We had an amazing year… some of the highlights of what we did:
- Potlucks and dinners
- Community Yugtun classes (continuing through May and a new class runs in June)
- Valentine Bingo Night (stay tuned for more next year!)
- NSC Indigenous-Made Market
- Flatstitch Beading workshop (quyanaa, Peter!)
- Yup’ik/Iñupiaq Spelling Bee
- Policy Workshop (quyana, Geran Tarr!!)
- ongoing advocacy and community building!!

What a year!!! Quyana, tsin’aen, taikuu to NSC members and everyone who contributed to all we did and for being part of our community. Join us next year for more! And if you know anyone coming to UAA, encourage them to join Native Student Council!!

04/17/2026

Congrats to all of the Iñupiaq Spelling Bee winners also!!! Due to weather, it was held virtually, but we’re so glad we could cheer everyone on from Anchorage!

04/16/2026

Nutaan atam to all the participants of the Yup’ik and Iñupiaq Spelling Bee last weekend!! You all did AMAAZING!! NSC had a such a great time helping out, hosting, and most importantly— cheering you all on!!! 🎉

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee winners!

FIRST PLACE: Cukanraq (Jaylynn Strongheart)
Nunam Iqua School, Nunam Iqua, Lower Yukon School District

SECOND PLACE: Arnaucuaq (Braylon Camille)
Nunam Iqua School, Nunam Iqua, Lower Kuskokwim School District

THIRD PLACE: Tugkar (Tucker Charles)
Ayaprun Elitnaurvik, Bethel, Lower Kuskokwim School District

04/11/2026

Happening today!! Yup’ik Spelling Bee is just getting started. Come cheer on 3rd-8th graders at their Statewide Spelling Bee!!

This Saturday— students in 3rd-8th grade will have traveled from their villages to participate in the Statewide Yup’ik and Iñupiaq Spelling Bee, which UAA Native Student Council is helping to host! (We are so excited!!)

Join us on Saturday, April 11th at Rasmuson Hall, room 101 (3416 Seawolf Dr) to support students in the Spelling Bees! Yup’ik spelling bee starts at 10am and Iñupiaq starts at 1pm. All are welcome and parking is free. We recommend the parking lot just north of Rasmuson Hall.

FB Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1130338282541642

These spelling bees aim to foster Indigenous language literacy and have unique rules different from a standard English language spelling bee.