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Author: Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media

Map showing the Bering Strait. What is the future of shipping in the region? (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Arctic Alaska needs better safety plans

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 14:14
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As the summer arctic shipping season gets underway, a member of a group that formed after the Selendang Ayu ran

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NCAI president Brian Cladoosby. (Lori Townsend / APRN – Anchorage)
Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Land trust for Alaska tribes is a popular concept

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 11:14
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At a wide ranging press conference during day three of the NCAI gathering in Anchorage today, BIA Assistant Secretary for

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A judge has ordered Alaska officials to provide more outreach and resources to Yup’ik- and Gwich’in-speaking villagers in the upcoming November election. (iStock)
Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska: U.S. Justice Department to work with tribes to enhance voting access

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 09:49
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The National Congress of American Indians is holding their mid-year conference in Anchorage this week. Titled-Claiming our Rights and Strengthening

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Lt. Gen. Russell Handy. Photo – USAF
Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s Lt. General Russell Handy on Arctic strategy

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 12:10 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:23
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When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy document last month, he said rapid change in the Arctic

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Rep. Kevin Killer listens to testimony during the Indian Child Welfare Act summit Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in South Dakota. (Benjamin Brayfield / Rapid City Journal / AP)
Society Society (USA) USA 

U.S. Supreme Court issues decision on Indian Child Welfare Act

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 15:33 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:38
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The U.S Supreme court released another decision on Tuesday that has implications for tribes in Alaska. The Indian Child Welfare

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Alaska Landscape. (Dan Joling, AP)
Business USA 

Crowley, UIC form venture in Arctic

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:13
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Long time marine transport providers Crowley Marine Services and Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation or UIC Bowhead have formed a joint venture

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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