Forgotten no more: Alaska community embraces long-lost student’s return

By: Charles Fox, ICT

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 3,360

Last Updated: 5 days, 12 hours ago

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WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about boarding schools and includes photos of caskets. If you are feeling triggered, here are healing-informed resources from the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition in the U.S. The National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline in Canada can be reached at 1-866-925-4419.

SHISHMAREF, Alaska — The Northern Lights danced in the night sky to welcome Tummassak home.

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