Presbyterian Church formally apologizes to Alaska native people for denouncing culture
At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2017 in Utqiagvik, an apology from the head of the Presbyterian Church will be
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‘Arctic gene’ that poses fasting risks is found in more infants thanks to DNA testing
Thousands of years of a diet with lots of animal fats and sparse carbohydrates left a mark on the DNA
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An ‘elder in training’ teaches Alaska crowd how to butcher a seal
FAIRBANKS — She didn’t have her big ulu or her special slanted board but Marjorie “Kunaq” Tahbone smoothly sliced blubber
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Female whalers break ‘ice ceiling’ in Arctic Alaska
For thousands of years, when Inupiat whaling crews hunted bowhead whales, the harpooners were traditionally men — until this generation, which has
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Whaling group investigating report of bowhead calf taken in spring hunt
BETHEL – A report that a whaling crew from the village of Point Hope killed a bowhead calf will be
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Arctic Ocean may be next as Alaska officials seethe over ANWR move
Emotions continued to rise on Monday over President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with
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Clues emerging about Arctic gene, diet and health
For thousands of years, the indigenous people of the far north survived the extreme cold of their environment with a
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Study sheds light on peopling of the Arctic
Archaeologists have been arguing for decades about how human beings got to the new world, and genetic research released today
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Northwest Alaska villagers concerned about dead salmon washing up along Kobuk River
For the last week, from Shugnak all the way down to Kotzebue, people are reporting dead fish washed up on
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Ice-Blog: Empowering Arctic Youth
Back in 2008, the Ice Blog was born when I was on a trip to Alaska reporting on the “Climate
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Villagers suspect nuclear devices buried in Arctic Alaska
As the Department of Energy moves to clean up remnants of Project Chariot — a Cold War-era scheme to create
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Alaska communities divided as Arctic drilling delayed
The recent court decision that could stop Royal Dutch Shell from drilling in the U.S. Arctic Ocean might be felt
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Weather changes disrupt subsistence hunt in Arctic Alaska
Opportunities to safely hunt whales and caribou in one northwestern Alaska village have diminished because treacherous winds have become more
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Arctic Alaska community wants in on fishing program
An impoverished Northwest Alaska village is trying to elbow its way into a lucrative commercial fishing program that helps boost
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