The painful legacy and harm caused to Alaska Native people by the boarding school era in Alaska and the rest of the nation is only beginning to be acknowledged and understood. The U.S. Interior Department released a report in July 2024 to continue documenting the federal government’s role in the system that ripped children away from their homes. We talk with survivors and researchers about what else is needed to tell the full story and bring healing on this Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Jim LaBelle – Board member and former president, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, boarding school survivor
- Benjamin Jacuk – Director of Indigenous Research, Alaska Native Heritage Center
- Amber Ebarb – Minority Staff Director for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for vice chairman Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.
Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
