Alaska reckons with missing data on murdered Indigenous women
Indigenous women and girls are murdered or disappear from American cities in alarming numbers. But no one knows the true
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U.S. Supreme Court justices wrestle how to set Alaska hovercraft case apart from subsistence
Last week, the U.S Supreme Court again heard arguments in a case that pits the mission of the National Park
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Alaska: Anchorage celebrates Bettye Davis’s legacy for women, Black Alaskans and education
Former Alaska lawmaker Bettye Davis retired from the Anchorage School Board (southern Alaska) at the end of September after more
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Dramatic changes to Yukon glaciers a warning for the planet, researchers say
Gwenn Flowers, a glaciologist, trudges back and forth across a vast glacier in southwest Yukon, pulling a radar device mounted
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Archdiocese in Alaska orders independent review to address possible sexual abuse
The Catholic Archdiocese in Anchorage, southern Alaska announced Wednesday it will take a close look at possible sexual abuse within
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Alaska Governor Walker drops re-election bid and backs Democratic candidate
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign for reelection. That leaves a two-person race for
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Now at U.S. Indian Affairs, Indigenous Alaskan Tara Sweeney applauded at Federation of Natives convention
Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney was welcomed back to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention with loud
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Governor Walker apologizes for historical trauma at Alaska Federation of Natives convention
The first day of the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage saw protests and a high-level apology. Valerie Nurr’araaluk
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Indigenous youth are taking pride in their heritage, speaker tells Elders and Youth conference in Alaska
The 35th annual Elders and Youth conference finished Wednesday in Anchorage, southern Alaska. Liz Medicine Crow is the president of
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Keynote tells Elders and Youth conference in Alaska to move traditional knowledge forward
The youth keynote address on day two of the Elders and Youth Conference, Tuesday, at the Dena’ina Convention Center in
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Fearing issues at U.S. border, Canada’s western Inuit put stop to cannabis sales in Arctic town
Cannabis becomes legal across Canada on Wednesday, but unlike other large communities in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), residents in Inuvik
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‘Our ancestors are our fire’: Elders and Youth conference hosted in southern Alaska
Day one of the annual Elders and Youth conference wrapped up in Anchorage, southern Alaska on Monday. The annual conference
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Increasing ocean acidification ushering era of uncertainty for Arctic, says report
If left unchecked, acidification levels in the Arctic Ocean will have significant consequences for northern communities as well as the
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Alaska Republican Party vows response against senator Murkowski for opposing Kavanaugh
The chairman of the Alaska Republican Party has vowed there will be repercussions for Sen. Lisa Murkowski for opposing the
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Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated in Alaska
Monday was Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska, and there were gatherings across the state commemorating and celebrating Alaska Native people.
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