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Author: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media

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Environment (USA) General Science USA 

Alaska experiments with new moose counting method

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, February 27, 2017 at 15:32
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Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is trying out a new way to count moose within Anchorage city limits. Dave

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An ATV drives past caribou horns on one of the dirt roads in the Arctic town of Barrow, Alasksa. (Al Grillo / AP)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

Local corporation sues Arctic Alaskan city to stop reversion to Inupiaq name

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 2, 2016 at 14:22
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A local native corporation is suing the city formerly known as Barrow, demanding it halt the official name-change to Utqiagvik.

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska: Officials ban trailers for carrying dogs in Iditarod

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 14:58
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Citing safety concerns, the Iditarod Board of Directors have ruled that Iditarod mushers will no longer be able to carry

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Kotzebue brothers make first app for all 20 Alaska Native languages

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2016 at 13:45
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When Barrow officially changes its name back to Utqiaġvik on December 1st, people all over are going to encounter the

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Ivory bans in contiguous U.S. hit Alaska Native carvers hard

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 15:02
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Recent measures to curb elephant poaching in Africa are having unintended consequences in Alaska. This July, the U.S. Fish and

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska: Mushers frustrated over cell phones on Iditarod trail

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2016 at 14:40
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Mushers are expressing frustration over controversial rule changes the Iditarod made during a board meeting Friday. The race’s Trail Committee is

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s largest Native organization endorses Clinton for president, first endorsement in history

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 13:58
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For the first time, the Alaska Federation of Natives has endorsed a candidate for president — Hillary Clinton. In a news

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska National Guard honors country’s first Iñupiaq two-star general

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 15:42 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 17:03
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The Alaska National Guard has officially dedicated a helicopter hangar in Kotzebue to the country’s first Iñupiaq two-star general. Major

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Climate accelerating erosion at U.S. radar facilities in Arctic

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 18:17 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 18:25
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A group of strategic Air Force radar facilities along Alaska’s North Slope are at an accelerated risk of degradation. Erosion

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Culture Culture (USA) General USA 

Art of an avant-garde Arctic in downtown Anchorage

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016 at 17:11
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When people imagine Alaska’s Arctic, experimental art isn’t typically first thing that comes to mind. But a new exhibit at

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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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