Smaller leather items, such as pouches and cell phone holders, will cost $25
to $40, and leather barrettes and beaded earrings will be priced at about $40
to $60.

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Eskimos, on the other hand, are part of the Inupiat population of native
Alaskans.
"But it's very difficult to make a go of it in these villages.

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PHILADELPHIA, In a remote Alaskan village, Brenda
Gilbert has been making traditional crafts for most of her life, creating
moccasins and barrettes, many with intricate beadwork , to give as gifts or to
use for trade.
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arcticways. "But we want to bring some hope into these communities, which tend
to be depressed, and bring some opportunities for the next generation.
The extra weight of thigh holsters, pouches, sheaths and other
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For hundreds of years, residents lived off the land, hunting and
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They don't have mortgages, but stock up on food
supplies at the grocery store. Retail list
price is $29.

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"People stay because of the culture, lifestyle and environment," says
Dinero, who has also spent time studying nomadic Bedouin in the Middle East.95.

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com will be up and running,
offering Gilbert and others living in the vast interior of Alaska an
opportunity to sell their crafts worldwide and bring some money into their
cash-poor villages.

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Alaskan Natives in Remote Villages to Sell Traditional Handmade Crafts Over the Internet

A coordinator will travel to small villages to try to bring
crafts people on board, working to negotiate prices and forge economic
agreements where mostly an informal economy now exists. Two camps were held
last summer, and two more are scheduled for this summer, each including 15 to
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"We're working with poor native communities that have little access to the
resources of the rest of Alaska and the lower 48 states," Dinero says. Salaried jobs are few - a post master
and teacher, perhaps - and many families make ends meet only with the help of
government assistance.

The new Combat
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Soon, under a new cooperative program, Brenda Gilbert and
other Alaskan Natives living far from cities will be able to sell their
handmade crafts throughout the world using the 21st century tools of
e-commerce. But as the culture became more open to
modern ways, most natives are no longer able to sustain a lifestyle of living
off the land.-Ops. The
company's product line includes organizers, wallets, weapon slings, packs and
load bearing equipment, all designed to lighten the load and minimize the
effort to operate equipment.

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Some of the crafts people will make special order items for
customers.
The NSF grant also included funds to run computer camps for Alaskan high
school students focusing on e-commerce and web design. Brand
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The project was spearheaded by Steven Dinero, a Philadelphia University
professor of human geography, with the help of a $600,000 grant from the
National Science Foundation. The computer camps are designed not only to train students to
work on the arcticways website, but to prepare them for a range of high -tech
opportunities in the work world. With a
low profile design, Combat Suspenders fit comfortably under body armor and
other load bearing gear.

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"We're
trying to take advantage of opportunities that the Internet and the
information economy offer that don't rely on the traditional road system .
Handmade moose hide gloves riding several inches past the wrist for
maximum warmth, with intricate beadwork, will cost $200 and up on the website. And because of their remote locations, food
and other supplies are very expensive. Brand today
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Combat Suspenders are durable and built to last with double needle stitch
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In this rough stretch of interior Alaska, the towns are off-road and
remote.

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In Gilbert 's town of Arctic Village, with a population of about 160,
people have been using moose and caribou hides, wood and other natural
materials to make moccasins, vests, gloves, snowshoes and fish spears for
generations. Like all Spec.

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In a bow to modern times, however, some of the native crafts
people have added cell phone and checkbook holders to their list of wares."
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The natives of the Alaskan interior - a huge area roughly the size of the
Midwest - are among the most northern band of American Indians, Dinero says.-Ops.
Combat Suspenders are one-size-fits-all with a unique adjustment system
that provides a custom fit.-Ops.

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Three years ago, Dinero started making visits
to the remote outposts of Arctic Village and Nulato, with the hope of creating
a way for the people living there to earn some money from their crafts.
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They may still hunt, but must pay $5 a gallon for gas for their
all-terrain vehicles.
Unlike conventional suspenders which get loose in the front and tight in
the back when the wearer sits or squats, the versatile side connection design
of the Combat Suspenders provides consistent support in any position. Brand's proprietary "Dura-Lastic" material, made from Cordura
fibers and natural rubber, provides twice the UV and water resistance of any
other elastic on the market.

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The website itself will be
based in Fort Yukon , under the auspices of the Council of Athabascan Tribal
Governments. Brand products are available at military outfitters and post
exchanges (PXs) nationwide, as well as by phone or Web order.

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The website will allow Alaskan Natives from over a large stretch of land
to contribute crafts to sell via the Internet. Innovative easy access side release buckle fits
belts of any size and makes it easy to disconnect the suspenders from the
belt, even when worn under armor. They are available in Black, Olive, Tan, Coyote
Brown and Foliage Green. Spec.

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Traditional Alaskan native moccasins that lace up will cost $150 or more.

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