| The University of Alaska–Fairbanks, Interior-Aleutians Campus intends to use its Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) grant to work with the Interior Regional Housing Authority (IRHA) and with the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) on a community development project that will renovate the Gaalee’ya Spirit Camp, a culture camp used for nearly 20 years for the healing of young people struggling with substance abuse, suicide, and academic failure. The camp programs increase leadership skills and help improve self-esteem and academics, which set the stage for increasing high school graduation rates that will, in turn, lead to greater college participation among Alaska Native and general population students. These benefits will, moreover, create an improved climate for employability, the development of the future Native leadership and healthier communities.
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