The Iñupiaq Learning Framework shall be the foundation from which coherent Iñupiaq-based academic curricula and assessment processes will emanate. The North Slope Borough School District is mapping and developing instructional programs and practices in accordance with the Iñupiaq Learning Framework (ILF) consistent with the district curriculum alignment, integration and mapping effort. Through a holistic and interdependent approach to education guided by, and deeply rooted in iñua, we foster the development of spiritual, social, cultural, environmental, emotional, physical and economic connection leading to well-grounded, well educated individuals able to navigate effectively in a modern world.