Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative (AKRSI) promotes systemic educational reform based in the culture and philosophy of the Alaska Native world view. AKRSI's first 5-year funding cycle ended in August 2000, and AKRSI was funded for a second 5 years beginning in November 2000. AKRSI activities are organized in five tracks, which rotate among Alaska's five cultural regions: Inupiaq, Athabascan, Yupik/Cupik, Aleut/Alutiiq, and Southeast regions. This document contains the five issues of Sharing Our Pathways, the AKRSI newsletter, published in 2000. Feature articles include: "Rural Alaska School Districts: Who Is in Control?" (Frank Hill); "The Time Is Right To Write" (Dorothy M. Larson); "Guidelines for Respecting Cultural Knowledge";"Identity-Creating Camps" (Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley); "Report on Native Education Summit" (Frank Hill, Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley, Ray Barnhardt, Andy Hope, Merritt Helfferich); "Cultural Standards and Test Scores" (Ray Barnhardt, Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley, Frank Hill); "Aspects of Traditional Inupiat Education" (Paul Ongtooguk); "Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative Funded for Another Five Years" (Frank Hill); "How Does the Crane Keep Its Language?" (Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley); and "Observing Locally, Connecting Globally" (Sidney Stephens). Other articles describe related publications and resources, conferences, teacher education courses, and activities in the five cultural regions. (SV)