Committee approves nomination of Alaska’s Sweeney to U.S. Indian Affairs
Alaskan Tara Sweeney’s nomination to be Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs cleared a U.S. Senate Committee today with no
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Indigenous Alaskans find strength in community and tradition
Ten-year-old August Seton sat in a small crowded community building in Hooper Bay (southwest Alaska) surrounded by people of all
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Veterans from Indigenous Alaskan village have war stories archived online
Alaska has the highest concentration of veterans nationwide. From World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars and both Gulf
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World maritime body approves first Arctic ship routing measures
The International Maritime Organization approved on Friday the first internationally recognized ship routing measures designed jointly by Russia and the
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Youth in Alaskan village turn boring meetings into lifelong skills
Teenager Robert Sheldon sulks in the back of the small, aging community building in Kiana, a village in Northwest Alaska.
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Senators tell Alaska’s Sweeney to be tough and ethical at U.S. Indian Affairs
Alaskan Tara MacLean Sweeney faced no resistance at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday on her nomination to be assistant
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How an Alaskan Indigenous community is healing through dance
About six years ago community members in Hooper Bay, Alaska worked together to revive a Yup’ik dance group for young
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AFN convention expected to bring $6 million for Anchorage merchants
The Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual convention will descend on Anchorage in six weeks, and the annual gathering of 4,000
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Cultural ties may help prevent suicide in Arctic indigenous peoples, experts say
Amid the grim statistics about suicide in the far north there are some bright spots — and potential lessons for
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Alaska seaweed may be potent weapon against diabetes, obesity
Plants growing in the waters of Southeast Alaska have to be tough to withstand the strong tides, cold temperatures, relentless
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