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Indigenous Education
An Ambitious Update to BSSD's Bilingual/Bicultural Curriculum By Attasiaq Otton
<p>Recognizing the urgent need for culturally relevant and modern teaching resources, the Bering Strait School District (BSSD) has launched an ambitious project to develop a curriculum that meets the needs of today’s students while preserving Native languages. The BSSD Bilingual/Bicultural Department includes 24 cultural teachers across 15 schools and three Native languages: Akuzipik, Yupik, and… <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2025/01
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Jan 61 min read
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‘Valdez High School Celebrates Native Alaska / Native American Heritage Month’ By Pamela Verfaillie
<p>On November 15th, the Valdez High School Library, in partnership with the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive and local Alaska Native elders and cultural ambassadors, hosted an Alaska Native Culture Appreciation Day to celebrate Native American / Native Alaskan Heritage Month. VHS Library Associate, Pamela Verfaillie, approached her principal, Peter Baksis, with the idea and… <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2024/12/12/valdez-high-s
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Dec 12, 20240 min read
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‘AK Indigenous Educators Present Research at University of Helsinki’ by Anya Nelson and Luke Fortier
<p> GROUP OF INDIGENOUS SOUTHEAST ALASKA EDUCATORS PRESENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MODEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Through funding provided by the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and based on a Sealaska Heritage Institute Community of Practice approach, a group of Southeast Alaska educators recently traveled to the Reimagining Teachers and Teacher Education for Our Futures conference… <a class="more-link" href="https://ouralaskanschools.edublogs.org/2024/07/26/ak-indig
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Jul 26, 20245 min read
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