At the Statewide Native Youth Games, you can hear the sound of fans cheering wildly with enthusiasm, yet somehow the sound of a human mimicking a seal cuts through the roar of the crowd. The art of the seal call is one of the many skills athletes pick up at the games that gives them a distinctly Indigenous flavor.
Photo by Rhonda McBride.
Photo by Rhonda McBrid
Photo by Matt Faubion, Alaska Public Media.
Photo courtesy of Antonia Commack.
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A group called, Not in Our Honor, takes the fight against Native mascots to Super Bowl Sunday. -
Nellie Moore was one of the trailblazers in Native journalism in Alaska, with a distinctive style of reporting that mixed the best of the ancient Inupiaq storytelling culture with the values of Western journalism. She pushed for stories written by Alaska Natives and for Alaska Natives. -
The Dublin string band, “I Draw Slow,” tours Alaska, entertaining audiences with murder ballads, love songs and toe -tapping traditional music. The name, "I Draw Slow," refers to a duel with guns. -
White raven sightings are relatively rare. There have been some in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Kenai Peninsula and now in Anchorage, where the bird has its own paparazzi, following its every move. So far, White Raven seems to enjoy this attention. Fans of the bird can follow its sightings vicariously on Facebook. -
After a nationwide search for a range of diverse applicants, the First Alaskans Institute, a nonprofit to advance Alaska Native voices in a variety of leadership roles, has hired Apagzuk/Apagruk Roy Agloinga as the new president and chief executive officer.
