Cohort 2: Oliver

Ethnicity: Alaska Native

DOB: December, 2014

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Anchorage, AK

Family Members: Mother, Father, Sister (grade 8), Brother (age 2), Brother (infant)

Years Parent Lived in Alaska: 29

Parent’s feeling about place lived: 9

(1-10 rating; 10=extremely happy, 1=extremely unhappy)

Source: Family Survey, Fall 2019 (completed by Oliver's Mother)

Family Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)

• Go to playground (in city/town/village)
• Swim in natural setting

Family Subsistence Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)

• Harvest spruce roots or cedar bark for weaving

Child’s Outdoor Activities:
(Ranked frequently and almost always)

• Bike, scooter, or skate
• Make-believe/ free play (outdoors summer)
• Pick berries
• Go fishing
• Free play outside (winter)

Favorite Family Recreational Activity(Written response): "Biking or walking"

Favorite Family Subsistence Activity (Written response): "Fishing/berry picking"

Child’s Favorite Summer Activity (Written response): "Biking"

Child’s Favorite Winter Activity(Written response): "Sledding"

Description of outdoor experience when child was afraid/scared (Written response): "Going far up the river in a boat"

Description of outdoor experience when child was excited/happy (Written response): "Going up the river"

Source: Family Survey, Fall 2019 (completed by Oliver's Mother)

Favorite “Summer”

Fall 2019

Title: Playing on the Playground

Child quotes:

“Play on playground”

Do you go with mom or dad? “No” “Only me go playground”

Do you go every day? “Mhm”

Family Feedback:

Oliver goes to the playground “everyday.” He goes with “his friends, Philip, Patrick, and Owen.” He plays on the slide, on [the] big slide.”

Favorite “Winter” Nature Activity

Spring 2020: In Progress

Spring 2020: In Progress

Spring 2020: In Progress