Mary Kininnook’s family has been looking for her for decades.
"Native boarding school"
Rasmuson fellow will use award for a film script, in Lingít, about dark history of Native boarding school
Twitchell says this dark chapter in history has recently pushed into the mainstream consciousness, but he’s heard stories for years.
Juneau Schools replace controversial texts with book by First Nations writer
Nicola Campbell’s “Shin-chi’s Canoe” depicts life in an Indian boarding school.
Juneau schools to replace controversial texts with local history
Superintendent Mark Miller urges community to come together “to document and tell your truth.”
Decision due soon on ‘distorted’ school texts depicting Native tragedies
Teacher Shgen George says the texts are condescending and trivialize the true experiences of Native people.