Telling hard stories to build stronger communities

Telling hard stories to build stronger communities

Story by Lisa Abelar, Resource Rural When Roben Itchoak looks out at the social studies students in her rural Alaska classroom, she knows each one of them has a unique story to tell. They just might not know it yet. But growing up in the remote, Bering Strait region of the state lends itself to unique experiences. Itchoak and her students live 33 miles south of the Arctic Circle on Sarichef Island, which is just a quarter-mile wide. Almost every…