Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly to take place July 19-21
The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s next general assembly will take place in hybrid form later on this month from July 19-21.
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Helicopter pilot dies in crash while helping fight Alaska wildfire
By Mark Thiessen Fatality was the 1st related to Alaska wildfires in 22 years A helicopter contracted to support firefighting
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‘An amazing thing’: Iditarod dog found 3 months after disappearing from race checkpoint
He lost some weight, but otherwise Léon, an Iditarod sled dog who disappeared from a checkpoint in Alaska three months ago and was recently
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Int’l Inuit org releases protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched its protocols for researchers, institutions and policy makers in the Arctic on Friday saying
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‘They’re reaching for this’: Alaska students compete in Yup’ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees
By Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media Alayna Canoe, a seventh grader from Nunam Iqua, stood on stage Saturday in a
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Craft space aims to teach Alaska Indigenous women skills — and help beat addiction
At the IñuPiphany studio in downtown Anchorage, four Alaska Native women worked diligently last week on crafting Eskimo yo-yos. They
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Man saved after clinging to ice chunk in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
By Mark Thiessen Man clung to a chunk of ice in Alaska’s Cook Inlet for over 30 minutes Saturday An
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Moose attacks mushers’ team in Alaska, injuring 4 dogs
A large bull moose spent more than an hour stomping on the sled dog team of a rookie Iditarod musher
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Musher’s dog killed when team crossed busy Alaska highway
A dog was killed and another ran off after a pickup collided with a sled team A dog was killed
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Blog: Radar returns to the Arctic, thrusting communities into geopolitical crosshairs
From Alaska to the Faroes, radar is making a comeback in the Arctic. The surveillance technology doesn’t just scan distant
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Rural Alaska at risk as COVID-19 surge swamps faraway hospitals
One Indigenous village in Alaska knew what to do to keep out COVID-19. They put up a gate on the only
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Alaska’s North Slope grapples with soaring COVID-19 infection rate, low vaccinations
Alaska’s North Slope has seen the highest coronavirus infection rates of any region in the state recently. And while the
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Cruise ship arrives in Skagway, Alaska after passenger flown home with COVID-19
‘Nothing in life comes without risk,’ says Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata as 1st big ship calls Andrew Cremata, mayor of
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International symposium to amplify youth voices on Arctic
Youth leaders from around the Arctic will participate in an online international symposium next week that seeks to amplify their
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Costco customers in Alaska victimized by ravens
‘They know what they’re doing; it’s not their first time’ Some Alaska Costco shoppers said they’ve had their groceries stolen
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