Nome Staff & Students Expected to Wear Masks At School Starting in the Fall
Officials with Nome Public Schools say they are preparing to be flexible for any situation when the next academic year starts in August. But schools certainly won’t feel like they did before COVID-19…
“Dear Friend…” (July 2020)
What is the difference between change and transformation? Change focuses on the past and reacts in the short-term. Change wishes things were better. Change is transactional – it replaces one thing with another. Transformation, on the other hand, is a deliberate choice based on foundational values. It creates consensus, trust and a safe place for […]
Elder Keeps Art Tradition Alive in New Curriculum
A new curriculum, created on St. Lawrence Island, reintroduces traditional Siberian Yupik skin sewing to Alaska schools. Lydia Apatiki was born and raised on the island. She grew up watching her mother and aunt scrub walrus skins for umiaks (traditional boats) and labor over intricate bird skin parkas. Bird skin parkas, or atkuks, were traditionally […]
Remembering Service and Sacrifice
This year, Nome’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony struck a particularly resonant chord in the hearts of community members.