EDUCATORS RECOGNIZED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES
Honors given during SHI’s 2025 culturally responsive education conference
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) awarded 10 educators from across Alaska and beyond for their distinguished service today at its 2025 culturally responsive education conference, Our Cultural Landscape.
Eight educators received SHI’s Distinguished Educator Award, which recognizes educators who intentionally weave cultural and Indigenous knowledge or worldviews throughout their lessons and in their classrooms and who use approaches and materials that reflect Native students’ identity and values through place-based and culturally relevant practices, while reinforcing students’ capacity for extraordinary academic achievements. Read more: bit.ly/CRE-Educator-Award25