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Marjorie Tahbone
-Inupiaq/Kiowa, Nome,
Alaska |
Marjorie Linne
Tungwenuk Tahbone or
Kunaq is 22 years old
and was raised in Nome,
Alaska by her parents
Sandra and Carleton
Tahbone. Her
grandparents are Lillian
and Linne Rose and has
three sisters
Toh-cyah-day-man, Dana,
and Vanessa. Marjorie is
half Inupiaq on her
mother’s side and half
Kiowa on her father’s
side.
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Marjorie graduated from
Nome Beltz High School
in 2007 and is currently
attending the University
of Alaska Fairbanks
(UAF). She is working
towards a double major
in Biological Sciences
and Alaska Native
Studies with a minor in
Inupiaq language. Last
year Marjorie
participated in a study
abroad program in
Iqaluit, Nunavut where
she learned how to sew
traditional clothing
such as mukluks and
parkas and sing
Inuktitut songs as well
as throat singing. This
experience has helped
Marjorie learn more
about the Inuit culture
in different areas of
the circumpolar north.
During summers Marjorie
is a fisheries
technician, restoring
fisheries in Nome’s
rivers. She loves her
job because she gets to
spend all day outside
along the rivers.
Growing up in Nome
Marjorie lead a
subsistence lifestyle;
picking berries and
edible plants, fishing
and hunting, and
preparing ugruk (bearded
seal), aiviq (walrus),
and tuttuvak (moose) to
store for winter.
Marjorie also
participates in the
Native Games and
competes at the annual
World Eskimo Indian
Olympics (WEIO) during
the month of July and is
a member of the UAF
Inu-Yupiaq Traditional
Dance group.
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How Did You Feel
When you won the Title? |
 “It was pretty amazing when I heard my name announced. It just never occurred in my brain that it could happen. I had never been exposed to that here in Alaska, because we don’t really compete in these types of titles at this level. It’s a great feeling bringing it to the Alaskan people, I think also it will connect me to my other side, my Kiowa side. I’m super excited for this year. I always wanted to travel; now I have that opportunity and it’s pretty cool. I’ll probably have the chance to go to different countries, too.”
-- Marjorie Tahbone, Indian Country 5/30/11 |
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