CreatrixAnima OP t1_j9yby0v wrote
Reply to comment by Dead_Folk_Collective in TIL about Kaktovik numerals, a base-20 number system based on a on Inupiaq language, and created by a class of middle students by CreatrixAnima
My college students were asked to find a region that we haven’t really discussed in class and look at the development of math. For some reason, one of the groups chose northern Alaska. I had never heard of this before, but I do know that at least one member of that particular group has an interest in indigenous cultures. I thought this was one of the most exciting things! Especially the impacted had on the students abilities to do math.
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