New Director Bridges Academics and Indigenous Knowledge

New Director Bridges Academics and Indigenous Knowledge

For Suzzuk Huntington, education has always been about bridging worlds. The Shishmaref-born educator has spent her career moving between classrooms and leadership roles across Western Alaska. Now, as the Bering Strait School District’s new director of cultural integration, she hopes to bring academics and Indigenous knowledge together. A key focus of her work is redefining student success in rural Alaska. She recalls the late Father Michael Olek…