Nome public schools took the first step toward recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day at a school board work session last week. That’s when Superintendent Shawn Arnold proposed a resolution aimed ...

NOME, ALASKA—It’s early August in the subarctic tundra, ... The curriculum didn’t include Alaska Native history or culture, ... As administrators in the Nome school district turned over, ...

The student body at the schools served by Nome Public Schools is 11% white, 0% Black, 0.4% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.5% Hispanic/Latino, 52.6% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.3% ...