6. Alcohol
Alaska has one of the
highest rate in the
nation of Native deaths
due to Alcohol related
accidents.
7. Number of deaths are
increasing:
Males are leaders who set examples for their
children and women often drink when they are
pregnant.
[One] summer they bought a
whole bunch of alcohol& and the
men stayed drunk. Spring is our
time of gathering for the winter
like hunting and fishing, but
he
t
men stayed drunk and we didn’ t
stock food for the winter& Eight
out of ten villages were wiped out.
8. Suicide
76 out of 100,000
commit suicides in
Alaska.
Compared to the
national average
of 9.9 out of
100,000 young
adults.
9. Suicide Rate Map
Suicide Deaths
Rates and Numbers by Region of Residence, 2000 - 2009
48.0
(34)
68.3
(64)
Age-Adjusted Rates 72.0
(54)
HA2010 Target (11.0) 19.5
(188)
11.1 to 20.0
20.1 to 30.0
17.7
56.6 (689) 25.2
30.1+ (134) (26) 17.0
(120)
28.4*
(19)
27.5*
(12)
15.8
(21)
*Rates based on fewer than 20 occurrences are statistically unreliable and should be used with caution.
Source: Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. Last updated on 09/30/2010.
10. Eyak Language
The Eyak Language is a
3000 year old South-
central Native Alaskan
language based from
the Eyak tribe that
settled near the mouth
of Copper River.
11. Marie Smith Jones, chief
of the Eyak clan and the
last surviving speaker of
the language, died in
January 2008.
Language is closely
associated with:
traditions
history
culture
13. Alaska Native Heritage Center
Traditional Native Art
Alaska Native Education
Dance Classes
Culture Workshops
14. Breaking the Silence
Educating the youth about:
Suicide
Importance of Culture
Future
Alaska Natives held a
listening session about
suicides among the
Alaska Native community
15. Native Culture Education
Secure the preservation of
languages
Develop an awareness
Eyak Language Project
Growing Project
on Facebook to help revive the
Eyak language as well as their
culture and history.
