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As officials start to investigate the causes of the crash that took the lives of 10 Alaskans, residents in nearly 20 villages came to their airstrips last weekend to greet the Bering Air planes, hug the pilots and pray together.
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At the National Congress of American Indians winter summit in Washington D.C., Sen.Lisa Murkowski acknowledged that it's a difficult time for tribes, as they adjust to a new administration.
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As the Native Village of Eklutna celebrated the public opening of its tribal gaming hall, the state of Alaska filed a lawsuit over its right to operate. It's the second lawsuit that's been filed against the tribe, which has faced decades of challenges in reaching what it calls a historic milestone. The tribe says its new Chin'an Gaming Hall in Birchwood is a win-win for the tribe and the Anchorage economy.
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The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program has helped thousands of students from all over the state reach their educational goals.
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For 36 years, the Anchorage Folk Festival has packed the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the University of Alaska Anchorage. It still does, but festival organizers say the event hasn't been able to keep up with rising costs. They warn that some tough decisions are ahead.
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The North Slope is losing homes to dilapidation faster than new ones are being built, according to the borough housing director.
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In his play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, we ask, would a mountain by another name be as magnificent? Two Alaska Natives of Athabascan heritage give their reaction to President Donald Trump's executive order to change the name of Denali, the nation's tallest mountain, back to Mt. McKinley.
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The projects aim to decrease emissions, lower energy costs and support local infrastructure in rural communities.
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The birch bark-lined cellar turned out to be almost a thousand years old – the oldest discovery of its kind in Southcentral Alaska, archeologists said.
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It's been a decades-long struggle for the Native Village of Eklutna to build a casino on land near Anchorage, but its construction has taken place in a matter of days. Invited guests are already plying its electronic gaming machines with cash.
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The Native Village of Eklutna's proposed gaming hall has moved to the next stage of the approval process, the release of a BIA environmental assessment. In comments submitted to the BIA, Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance endorsed the project. Tribal advocates call the mayor's support unprecedented. Opponents of the project say it's premature.
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Impacts from President Jimmy Carter's landmark Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act continue today, especially for Alaska Native peoples.