Precious Time

The Culture and Covid 19 Project took place on Sugpiaq land, and Kodiak youth documented their pandemic journey. The workshop was a partnership between the Kodiak History Museum, Rafael Bitanga, and Marie Acemah, Director of See Stories. The project was funded by the Alaska Community Foundation Social Justice Fund and the Charlotte Martin Foundation.

Amara is a 9th grader. Her podcast is about how she and her Mom adapted to COVID-19.  In her essay for KMXT, Amara talks about much she admires her mom, because she’s always busy and working hard — yet she also misses those special mother-daughter moments.

One of the gifts of the COVID quarantine is that it gave Amara a rare opportunity to enjoy her mom’s company — and even something as simple as cooking hamburgers together became very special.