Good on you Jill for this thought-provoking piece on an issue we don't talk about for some odd reason...perhaps it's been deliberately hidden from view so long it's become normal, as many other abnormal Alaska issues do so many times. Racism is an everyday thing for some of us, especially those of us who cannot hide who we are-Alaska Natives - of which I am one. This took some courage Jill. I know. I wish more Natives had the guts to speak out against racism of every form, institutional and otherwise.