Cultural landscape conference focuses on Native education

James White teaches a lesson on halibut fishing during Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Open the Box Math and Culture Academy in July 2016. (Photo by Nobu Koch/Sealaska Heritage Institute)Teachers from around Southeast Alaska will gather in Juneau next month to discuss culturally responsive education.
A conference called Our Cultural Landscape will focus on helping educators better teach Native students.
Jackie Kookesh is education director of the Sealaska Heritage Institute, which is or