Tag: Sheldon Jackson

Commentary: Culture can fill the void created by assimilation

Shanelle_Afcan_120 I attend Mt. Edgecumbe High School -- the same boarding school both my grandfathers were forced to attend in their youth. Needless to say, assimilation is a great success. But in that success, a tremendous loss remains for my people and for myself. A long time ago our cultures were taken away, and in their place were left alcohol, suicide, disconnection. Read More
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