Both Gov. Dunleavy and legislators from every caucus have said they want to fund these programs. But legislators haven’t agreed on how to fund them.
Education
Unangax̂ educators will teach Unangam Tunuu language class at University of Alaska Anchorage
The course will be one of several Alaska Native language courses offered at the university through its Alaska Native Studies program.
More funding, less turnover: Educators discuss ways to improve schools for Alaska Native students
The discovery of hundreds of graves of children buried on the sites of former residential schools in Canada have brought up painful memories for many Alaskans impacted by similar forced assimilation policies.
Juneau School District launches survey to gather input, plan for ‘more normalized operations’
More than 400 people have already responded to the survey. It will be open to responses for at least another week.
Dinosaurs likely lived in Arctic year-round, according to recent Alaska discovery
If dinosaurs were migrating, they would have had very little time to move to lower latitudes with newborns, which suggests that the animals did not, in fact migrate.
‘I thought my name was my number’: Survivors recount Alaska boarding school experiences
Cultural expert Paul Ongtooguk and two boarding school survivors, Jim Aqpayuk LaBelle and Fred John Jr., shared their perspectives with Talk of Alaska on the legacy of boarding schools in Alaska.
Haaland orders investigation of suffering and burials at BIA boarding schools
Haaland said the physical and spiritual suffering has harmed entire communities.
Wrangell summer camp teaches kids about science and culture
School’s out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean kids aren’t learning.
Demand is high as Alaska summer camps go back in session
Camp directors say demand is high this summer, with COVID-19 vaccinations widely available, declining coronavirus cases and parents eager to send their kids to in-person programs after spending so much of the school year online.
‘She needs a lot of work’: Museum of the North staff begin work on ‘Into the Wild’ Bus
If all goes well, an exhibit could be opened by 2023.