Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
Focuses on four areas: strengthening Tribal control; investing in cultural and language revitalization; hiring Native American staff and administrators, and promoting interagency coordination.
Discusses a brief submitted to the Supreme Court in 1997 which distorts the language from the court's 1886 United States v. Kagama decision, and disregards tribal values and traditions.
Reprint from Indian Country Today.