Jessica Kinville-James said it’s important that their kids have the connections to their culture that were severed in the boarding school era.
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Alaskans plan to honor victims and survivors of Indian boarding schools
There are a number of events happening around the state to bring attention to the damage these schools did to Indigenous children, and to offer a way to honor victims and begin healing.
At the language house in Kodiak, new learners keep the Alutiiq language alive
Half of the first language speakers of Kodiak Alutiiq died between 2020 and 2022.
Fewer Alaska children are getting vaccinated against debilitating diseases
From 2013 to 2021, the number of children in Alaska who completed the childhood series of vaccinations decreased from about 60% to about 46%.
Children’s hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment
The harassment campaigns are organized online, raising questions about what role social media platforms should play in preventing abuse.
Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold
A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as “trigger bans” are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.