A government boarding school for Native children in Wrangell was one of the first of its kind in Alaska. Now, there are plans to redevelop the site of the former Bureau of Indian Affairs facility that was open for 43 years.
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‘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
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Why a Wrangell boarding school plan stirs bad memories — and opportunity
The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is working with Wrangell to build a 400-bed boarding school on the site of the former BIA-run Wrangell Institute.