Inuit education conference showcases Toksook Bay students

“Indigenize! Indigenize! Indigenize!”
That was the mantra of a gathering in Anchorage this week of Alaska Native teachers and school administrators.
Their mission? To give their students an education that incorporates their language and culture.
It’s been a decades long battle to bring more programs designed to meet the needs of indigenous students, as well as recruit more Native teachers. But this week there were some positive signs that seeds planted years ago have taken root