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Pre-K in Igiugig is all in Yup'ik
Unglu is Igiugig's Yup'ik immersion pre-kindergarten program where toddlers are learning their native language through song, dance and play.
After 87 years in a Smithsonian collection, bones of Igiugig ancestors return home
In 1931, a Smithsonian anthropologist excavated the bones of 24 men, women and children from a village site near Igiugig. After eight decades in the museum's collection, those remains were reburied near their original places of rest.
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Bristol Bay Fisheries Report: July 16, 2017
Several big buyers post a $1/lb base price, the run shoots to 49 million, and the districts head to wide open or weekly schedules. As we wrap up our special coverage, ADF&G's Paul Salomone, Travis Ellison, and Tim Sands join for a preliminary recap of this incredible, historic year for the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery.
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- Bristol Bay's huge year yields ex-vessel value of at least $214.6 million
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Education
- Pre-K in Igiugig is all in Yup'ik
- Most University of Alaska campuses see lower enrollment
- Following its new subsistence calendar, LPSD starts school after Labor Day
- New Stuyahok teen learns Yup’ik, Inupiaq, Russian and Tagalog fluently by high school graduation
- Haines School's two new teachers both hail from Bristol Bay
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