Re: Schools/education

[Ray Evans Harrell]

I don't know a lot about this particular situation although my adopted sister is one of the people who has been working in the cultural preservation area at Chugach.   The other connection is from the 1950s on our reservation where we had a similar program of cooperation with business, community and schools facilitated through the auspices of the local Lion's Club.   The Indian who led and concieved of the program was my father and I always believed that his models were cultural.    The school went from 15% in the nation to the 88th in 12 years.   Once he left, it slowly returned and is now written about in the Washington Post and the NYTimes as the number one toxic waster problem in America.     But for a while, we were able to overcome the lead poison and do something that was very special and yes, it is Indian not to leave anyone behind and we didn't.   Ray Evans Harrell ----- Original Message ----- From: Selma Singer Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 1:24 PM Subject: Schools/education I tried to email this article directly from the Globe but, for some reason, it refuses to cooperate.   It's a must read IMHO   The URL is   www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/105/oped/Chugach_s_model_of_school_success+.shtml   I do hope you can get it and would love to hear what you think.   Selma