Mary Makes a Qaspeq
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Mary Makes a Qaspeq Overview
Mary Makes a Qaspeq is a fictionalized account of a typical relationship between a young girl and her grandmother. The story was developed from the childhood experiences of Evelyn Yanez and Dora Andrew-Ihrke who grew up in Togiak and Aleknagic respectively, two villages in southwest Alaska. The story chronicles Mary visiting with her grandmother. Her grandmother is making a qaspeq, a versatile women's garment that can be worn in the house and outside while berry picking. Mary not only observes her grandmother make a qaspeq, but she begins to make an outfit for a doll (sugaq). Mary makes the doll for her best friend Christine, who will be spending the summer at fish camp. Mary Makes a Qaspeq is part of the Math in a Cultural Context series (MCC). This story, like others in the series, highlights everyday activities of Yup'ik people connecting Yup'ik culture, math, and pedagogy. In this story, the importance of relationships is highlighted as well as a way of teaching; mathematically the story embeds measuring, folding (symmetry), and putting pieces together to make a product.
