She overcame those challenges, later earning a university degree and becoming a teacher. It was while spending time in the classroom she noticed a lack of curriculum for children to learn about ...

FAIRBANKS — Alaska Native groups each have their own way of celebrating potlatches. Here’s a quick look at their approaches: Potlatches among the Athabascan groups of the Interior differed among the ...

In 1884, the Canadian ­government banned potlatches — long, ­elaborate ceremonies with feasts, speeches, ritual songs and dances. They marked marriages, births, deaths, pole-raisings, the bestowing of ...

Growing up, Samantha Beynon struggled with reading and writing. She overcame those challenges, later earning a university degree and becoming a teacher. It was while spending time in the classroom she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samantha Beynon is the author of the new children's book Celebrating Potlatches. (Submitted by Samantha Beynon - image credit) ...