A growing number of schools and Alaska companies are seeking out the Alaska Native Heritage Center's cultural awareness training programs as a way to raise cultural literacy. They say the ability to get along with people who are different from you is increasingly important in today's world.

Laureli Ivanoff started out by writing about life in her Norton Sound community of Unalakleet, stories that found their way into the New York Times and other national magazines. Ivanoff will read from her work this Friday night at the Anchorage Museum.

President Joe Biden delivered a historic apology to Native Americans for abusive federal Indian boarding school policies. He called it one of the most important things he's done as president. Native leaders say it's a good first step but want the apology to be followed by more meaningful action.

A rare white raven captivated Anchorage last winter but departed in April with other flocks of ravens, intent upon returning to the wilderness to nest and raise their young. Bird experts say it's possible the white raven could come back to town to spend the winter. In the last week, eyes have turned to the skies to catch a flash of white amid ravens perched on rooftops and street lights. But so far, there have been no confirmed sightings of the white raven, only cases of mistaken identity that involve gulls and pigeons.

Feel a little pity for those who had to judge the annual Alaska Federation of Natives photo contest. They had a tough job to pick a winner out of more than a hundred images of very cute kids. But more than cuteness, the winning picture had to exemplify the Alaska Native subsistence lifestyle and the theme for this year's convention, "Our children, our future elders."