"This is what white people feel like all the time"
This statement really bothers me. I know Laureli. I know her kids as they are related to my child. I know her ex husband(white) as well as her step mom(white). I lived in Nome for 20 years minus 3 in Laurelis' home town, Unalakleet. Yes racism exists in Alaska and in Nome. Yes, it will take all of us for it to disappear. For you see, even in Nome, Racism goes both ways. It is not solely a white against non white issue. Try living in rural Alaska as a non native. You won't "feel like" Lauerli implies "all the time"!!
We need help from all our friends to level the playing field...........not just the "white" ones!