For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
For the Aaluk Crew, last Wednesday was cooking day. The night before, the whaling crew, captained by Bernadette and Quincy
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For Alaska Rep. Josiah Patkotak, whaling ‘rises above all else’
In early May, as tensions at the state capital were beginning to simmer over the budget, Rep. Josiah Patkotak was
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Blog: 2023, yet another “last chance” for the climate?
Why 2023 will be another key year for the future of our climate. I am looking out onto a sparkling
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Utqiagvik in Arctic Alaska reaches record high 40˚F in December
This time of year Billy Adams would expect to see sea ice lining Utqiagvik’s Chukchi Sea shoreline. But right now,
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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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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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Arctic borough pulls out of deal with bankrupt Alaskan airline, reaffirms right to seize assets in emergency
The North Slope Borough is backing out of a tentative deal to rent RavnAir Group’s Utqiagvik hangar and is reasserting
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Super salty water in northern Alaska helping scientists learn about conditions for life in space
New Arctic research is offering something different to ponder when stargazing at celestial bodies. It points to a possible connection
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Inuit leaders to advance Indigenous human rights
Inuit delegates from the U.S. state of Alaska, the Russian region of Chukotka, Greenland and Canada concluded Thursday the 13th
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Inuit leaders meeting in Alaska seek greater voice in governance
As dozens of Inuit leaders from Greenland, Canada, the United States and Russia gather in Northern Alaska this week, they
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Inuit Circumpolar Council – Canada elects new president, vice-president
Monica Ell-Kanayuk was elected the new president of Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) – Canada at the organization’s annual general
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Blog: Looking back on the year that was in the Arctic
In Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska, the ocean was frozen as far as I could see. It was March, the time of
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Remote Alaska community to receive state money after Arctic mega-storm
After a September storm caused severe damage to roads in the far-north community of Utqiagvik, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has
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It’s not just heroin killing Alaskans: Meth deaths here are up four-fold
A 17-year-old dead from a meth overdose at a Palmer party. Protesters in Utqiaġvik – formerly Barrow – marching and
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Alaska U.S. senators quiet on colleagues’ critique of President Trump
Yesterday afternoon, two Republicans rocked the U.S. Senate with harsh criticism of President Trump for what they call flagrant disregard
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