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Mariah Huhndorf Oral History Interview

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Title

Mariah Huhndorf Oral History Interview

Description

Huhndorf, a native Alaskan with an Athabaskan mother and Yupik father, describes her experiences at Oregon State University, both as a student and as an activities coordinator at the Native American Longhouse. She discusses Longhouse events, such as the Alaska Winter Games, which she coordinated; the challenges and solutions that NAL staff have experienced with communication; her suggestions that staff learn more about events hosted at the NAL by other groups and work to make it clear that the NAL welcomes all visitors, native or not; what the new Longhouse means to her; how OSU and the NAL have affected her own identity as a native Alaskan; the importance of sharing stories; and the "culture shock" she felt coming to Corvallis, with a population of about 54,700, from her hometown of Kenai, Alaska, with a population of about 7,000.

At the time of this interview, Mariah Huhndorf was an activities coordinator at the Native American Longhouse. A junior General Science major studying to become a physician's assistant, Huhndorf came to OSU from her hometown of Kenai, Alaska.

Creator

Mariah Huhndorf

Source

Oregon State University Cultural Centers Oral History Collection

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

May 30, 2013

Contributor

Natchee Barnd

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

OH21-huhndorf-mariah-05302013

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Natchee Barnd

Interviewee

Mariah Huhndorf

Location

Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

0:27:46

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Interview Format

audio

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