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Sam Oozevaseuk Schimmel, 18, has grown up in both Alaska and Washington state. He is an advocate for Alaska Native youth.

Sam Oozevaseuk Schimmel, 18, has grown up in both Alaska and Washington state. He is an advocate for Alaska Native youth. Kiliii Yuyan for NPR hide caption

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The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel

More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Alaska Natives into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.

The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel

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Thursday

Barrow, Alaska, Changes Its Name Back To Its Original 'Utqiagvik'

A resident of the town formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, rides her motorcycle along an Arctic Ocean beach in 2005. The town is now officially called Utqiagvik, its Inupiaq name. Al Grillo/AP hide caption

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Barrow, Alaska, Changes Its Name Back To Its Original 'Utqiagvik'

The northernmost community in the U.S. has voted to officially restore its traditional Inupiaq name.

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