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The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention came to a close with little discussion about how to respond to climate change. This year, the convention’s…
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Utqiagvik sits at the very tip of the United States, saddled against the Arctic Ocean. The Alaska Native Inupiat are set apart from other Indigenous…
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At a time where virtual platforms are largely becoming the norm, many Alaska Natives are entering a new era of content creation. I recently sat down with…
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Alaska’s summer is short, but one of the ways it softens the farewell each fall is through a parting gift of delicious berries. In the late summer and…
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SEWARD, Alaska — Drip. Drip. Drip.It's the sound of one glacier melting. It’s also the sound of a whole planet careening into uncharted territory.I am…
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Alaska’s most recent plan to address climate change was removed from the state’s website back in December. Meanwhile, some municipalities and tribal…
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Cutting through a 6-inch-thick layer of blubber demands a sharp knife.But as a veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek prepared to slice into the abdomen of a…
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On the North Slope of Alaska, the Iñupiat tradition of hunting bowhead whales has an ancestry more than 1,500 years old.Today in Utqiaġvik there are two…
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Aerial surveys of Sitka Sound showed a lot of active herring spawn this week, stretching over 31 nautical miles to date. But that wasn’t the only place to…
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Ice seals thought to be most affected by the disappearance of arctic sea ice seem to be doing well, according to data presented at the Alaska Marine…