Yup’ik Immersion School Program in Alaska Opens Doors to Cultural Connection

By Nayanika Guha This article was originally published by Truthout Other Indigenous groups are looking to the K-8 language immersion program in Anchorage, Alaska, as an inspiring model. Growing up in Bethel, Alaska, Amber Arnaqulluk Shields spoke Yup’ik from a very young age. Whenever she wasn’t in school...