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Sarah Palin could join U.S. Congress, as her ex in-laws hold fundraiser for opponent

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 10:44
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Alaska voters get their first shot at using ranked voting in a statewide race Tuesday in a special U.S. House

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‘The rebirth of our nation’: Gwich’in accord passed at biennial gathering

Jackie Hong, CBC News @xjackiehong
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 14:47
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Gwich’in across northern Canada and Alaska will now be more coordinated and unified in efforts to tackle collective issues like

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Alaskans are rethinking their spending habits as record inflation hits the state

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022 at 16:35
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On a grocery run to Carrs in South Anchorage, Natasha Price examined her options for ketchup. “My husband is very

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Canada Featured • Zone 1 Society Society (Canada) 

Gwich’in Accord expected to be signed at week-long gathering in Old Crow, Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 14:33
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Gwich’in people from Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Alaska are gathering in Old Crow, Yukon, this week as the community

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Helicopter pilot dies in crash while helping fight Alaska wildfire

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 13:27
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 12:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 12:08
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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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Keep Yukon ore out of Haines, Alaska, conservationists say

Julien Gignac, CBC News @juliengignac
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 08:59
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Haines’ Lutak Dock is undergoing a redevelopment plan Residents and conservationists in Haines, Alaska, are railing against the idea of

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The Canadian Rangers at 75: The eyes and ears of the North

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 09:39
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“You’re working for the safety and security of your country, that’s why I’m involved,” says Commander Oswald Allen (left) pictured

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‘They’re reaching for this’: Alaska students compete in Yup’ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 12:07
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By Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media Alayna Canoe, a seventh grader from Nunam Iqua, stood on stage Saturday in a

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Arctic nations say they’re ramping up military spending as they meet with U.S. Senators

Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 11:26 — Last Updated: Monday, April 11, 2022 at 11:38
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Arctic nations are boosting military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That was the message from Arctic nations’

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Craft space aims to teach Alaska Indigenous women skills — and help beat addiction

Lex Treinen, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 16:15
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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

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 15:49
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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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Veteran musher Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest 300

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 09:22
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‘I feel great. I feel really good. It was really fun,’ said Sass at Whitehorse finish line Veteran musher and

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Violence Against Women bill would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 11:06
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To help tackle the high rates of violence in Alaska Native villages, a bill in Congress would expand tribal court

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Moose attacks mushers’ team in Alaska, injuring 4 dogs

Mark Thiessen, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 10:52
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A large bull moose spent more than an hour stomping on the sled dog team of a rookie Iditarod musher

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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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