Beyond The Ballfield Cathy B. Parker

Through great tragedy, high school football coach Maurice Freeman discovered his “why”.  

Suffering a life-threatening illness to winning 3 Gold Medals, Army Veteran Justen Smith "Coach Jut" shares the importance of pausing for conversations that will change your family.

ABOVE THE CHATTER OUR WORDS MATTER author Bruce Pulver joins us again as we start 2021 with empowering words that lead to positive actions.

Uncovering what it means to be a Barrow Whaler, America’s most northern high school mascot, has been an ongoing journey for me.  I first learned about the community of Barrow (Utqiagvik), Alaska by watching an ESPN segment explaining the challenges they faced when trying to start a high school football program.  With the support of Bartram Trail High School in Jacksonville, Florida the Barrow Whalers would learn the game of football, receive a new artificial turf football field and become the center of major media coverage.  In return, much would be revealed about these fascinating Native Americans, their Inupiat Values, and customs.  In this 4th and final episode with Susan Hope, she explains more about their Inupiat Values and identity.  

Not just a letter opener.  Crafted using baleen from the bowhead whale, ivory from a walrus tusk, and fur from an arctic fox, this unique letter opening tool stands as a reminder of the resourcefulness and talent of our most Northern American neighbors.  Susan Hope explains in more detail Alaska’s North Slope Inupiat culture, “You don’t value what you don’t understand.” 

In this episode, we continue our series with our friend Susan Hope, as she continues to share with us, the Inupiat Values.