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Some adults in the community now say they see those educational efforts to reckon with that legacy paying off, not just in the increased number of kids able to attend spearing nights but also in the ways they’re engaging with their culture. More students are asking to participate in traditional naming ceremonies and are proud to use their Indigenous names in class than when Wendy Fuller first started teaching science at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School where Jason is dean, she said.Jaylon Rising Sun Givens, 8, warms up by a fire after fishing on Pokegama Lake during a youth spearfishing event Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Jaylon Rising Sun Givens, 8, warms up by a fire after fishing on Pokegama Lake during a youth spearfishing event Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)She described how teaching science in a cultural context helps kids better understand and connect with everything from concepts like diffraction (to spear a fish, you have to understand how light is distorted underwater) to the cyclical patterns of nature.“When they get their first fish, it’s so incredibly exciting,” Fuller said. And as she watches students embrace their culture, “that identity gets them back in touch with nature.”

John Johnson, tribal president of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, leaves a wake as he drives his boat on Pokegama Lake during a youth spearfishing event Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)John Johnson, tribal president of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, leaves a wake as he drives his boat on Pokegama Lake during a youth spearfishing event Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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and John Locher on Instagram at(IFC Films, theaters): Things heat up on the Spanish coast, where Sofia (Emma Mackey) and her mother (Fiona Shaw) have gone in hopes of helping her mysterious illness. There Sofia meets a beguiling stranger (Vicky Krieps). This Berlin selection is based on a novella by Deborah Levy.

(Universal, theaters): Filmmaker Gareth Edwards (a “Jurassic Park” superfan and the director of “The Creator”) is ushering in a new era of “Jurassic” movies and harkening back to the Steven Spielberg originals in this film with Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey. Much about the film is being kept top secret, but Edwards said David Koepp’s script read like a love letter to Spielberg’s early work. “It’s basically a mission story where these military types go to this island to get this DNA, then there’s a twist,” Edwards said. “This family ends up involved and it becomes a story of survival. It’s like one giant roller coaster ride and once it gets going, it sort of doesn’t stop.”Scarlett Johansson nd Jonathan Bailey in a scene from " Jurassic World Rebirth.” (Jasin Boland/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment via AP)

Scarlett Johansson nd Jonathan Bailey in a scene from " Jurassic World Rebirth.” (Jasin Boland/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment via AP)“The Old Guard 2” (Netflix, streaming): Charlize Theron is back with her immortal team for a new mission. KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli also reprise their roles.