The latest Seattle School District plan to move the American Indian Heritage program to Northgate Mall has angered many in the Native American community. They rallied at Wednesday night's school board meeting to protest the move, calling it just the district's latest step toward dismantling Indian Heritage. The American Indian Heritage program, designed to focus on Native culture and history, has been based at the district's Wilson-Pacific building for decades. But district investment in Indian Heritage has dwindled over the years, as has enrollment. It's now one of the district's handful of small Middle College high schools, which are aimed at students at risk of dropping out.Get the Story:
District Plan To Move Indian Heritage School Angers Native Community (KUOW 5/16)
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