Ilakucaraq participants build confidence in their cultural identities while forming a supportive community with other Alaska Native youth from around the state. Understanding culture as a source of strength helps students navigate school life and beyond.

Newly hired Alaska teachers participate alongside Elders, culture bearers, local youth, and peers in a cultural immersion and supportive gatherings under the structure of a university-level multicultural studies course.

The Alaska Humanities Forum is the statewide coordinator for Alaska History Day, working with partner agencies, educators, and volunteer judges to hold local and statewide contests in the spring from which students advance to participate in NHD's national contest in Washington, DC area each June.