The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium announces a leadership change with no explanation about the reasons why Valerie Davidson is being replaced by Natasha Singh, who will serve as Interim President and CEO.

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.

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is traveling the country to collect oral histories from boarding school survivors about the abuse they experienced as children. At a stop in Anchorage, they heard from 20 survivors. Their stories will be preserved in a national archive available to the public.

Yup'ik and Inupiaq spelling bees, like the one held in Anchorage on Sat. April 13, in Anchorage, are a relatively new experience for students. But organizers of this year's statewide Native language spelling bee believe they help to boost reading and writing skills. Literacy is a big challenge for Indigenous languages that a few generations ago were never written, only spoken.

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center has reopened after construction in Connecticut. The museum’s organizers say it uses Westernized museum practices and Indigenizes them.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center gets funding to expand cultural tourism.

When the Moment Comes is a play that brings light to a dark chapter in history, based on the true story of Baha'is, who were persecuted for their religious beliefs after the Islamic Revolution in Iran. A story that is both haunting and inspiring — that honors the memories of a group of men and women, executed in 1983 after they refused to renounce their faith.

Zooming across the Navajo Nation, a new non-profit called NDN Girls Book Club is bringing books written by Indigenous authors to various locations in the Navajo Nation.The team hopes they create community-wide change and education on the extensive world of Indigenous-written literature.

The national media dubbed the case the “Memory Card Murders,” because of the gruesome video Brian Smith recorded of his killings. During the trial, prosecutors raised another troubling possibility – that Smith had allegedly confided in others about his crime, including an Anchorage musician named Ian Calhoun. Activists have staged several protests, calling for Calhoun’s arrest.

Interest in Arctic sports, also known as Native Youth Olympics, is growing all over the world in Arctic nations beyond Alaska and Northern Canada. NYO advocates have pushed leaders of the North American Indigenous Games to include traditional Arctic sports for many years. Organizers have finally included them on a trial basis for its 2027 games in Calgary, but NYO fans say it'll take a lot more work to make Arctic sports an official part of the event.