For over 30 years, this Nome educator has kept Native traditions alive - KNOM Radio Mission

For over 30 years, this Nome educator has kept Native traditions alive - KNOM Radio Mission

In Nome, one educator is ensuring that Native traditions aren’t just remembered, they’re lived. Inside the halls of Nome-Beltz Middle-High School, most classrooms look the same. Rows of seats and desks face the front of the room, where teachers lecture by a whiteboard or from their desks. But one room stands out. It’s open and spacious, more like a workshop than a classroom. This is Phyllis Walluk’s space. She’s the cultural arts instruc…