Would optional Swedish widen Finland’s social divide?
Swedish-language advocate Paavo Lipponen is relieved that politicians are demonstrating a more positive attitude towards learning Swedish, the other official
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Alaska school a beacon of hope after flood waters recede
GALENA — Seventeen-year-old Anthony Solomon was not afraid in May as he watched the Yukon River crest its banks and
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Citizens against mandatory Swedish in Finland
A citizen’s initiative opposing mandatory Swedish-language classes in the Finnish school system has gathered 50,000 signatures within 6 months and
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New effort to bring Native foods to plates across Alaska
For years, leaders in the Alaska Native community have tried to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission
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Nunavut, Canada community to get new high school
The hamlet of Igloolik, Nunavut, will be getting a new high school that is planned to open in September 2017.
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Nunavut spent half as much per student as Canada’s other northern territories
A report from Statistics Canada shows that the eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut spends significantly less on its students than
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