C3 Gathering 2025 1

C3 participants and staff gather in Kotzebue in 2025.  

Northwest Arctic Region Ilisautri Program


COHORT 3

We are now recruiting for our third and final cohort! Applications are open: 10/12/26-11/16/26.

  • UAA Spring Semester Calendar Dates: 1/11/27-5/1/27
  • Midyear Gatherings (MYGs)
    • There will be two in person midyear gatherings for NWABSD C3 teachers!
    • April 2, 2027 - April 5, 2027 in OTZ
    • June 4, 2027 - June 7, 2027 in ANC
  • Camp Dates TBD (teachers will attend one):
    • June
    • Late July
    • Early Aug



COHORT 2

  • Midyear Gatherings (MYGs)
    • There will be two Kotzebue-based in person midyear gatherings for NWABSD C3 teachers during the 2026-27 school year:
      • November 13th - 16th, 2026
      • February 5th - 8th, 2027
  • Culture Camp
    • C3 teachers attend an orientation with their peers, an in-region culture camp for community youth and Elders, and a debrief to reflect on their experiences. Dates, including orientation, camp, and debrief are as follows:
      • Kiana 1: July 20 - July 27, 2026
      • Kiana 2: July 27 - August 3, 2026
      • Buckland: August 2 - August 9, 2026
    • **Teachers will attend summer sessions based on camp availability, school district capacity, and their own schedules.
C3 Gathering 2025 2

C3 participants at Culture Camp, 2025.  

C3 Gathering 2025 3

C3 participants and community members, 2025.  

PROGRAM CONTACT

Gabbie Cruz

Cross-Cultural Ilisautri Program Manager
Email Contact
Alaska Humanities Forum

The Alaska Humanities Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that designs and facilitates experiences to bridge distance and difference – programming that shares and preserves the stories of people and places across our vast state, and explores what it means to be Alaskan.

Back to Top