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Various Alaska Native groups say they've worked for years to get state and local law enforcement to address the state's high rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people. They're hoping SB 151, passed in the final hours of the session, will help solve outstanding cases and prevent new ones.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For more than a half century, Gary Fife fought against stereotypes and championed stories that were for, by and about Native Americans.
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Fur trapper hats are still an important part of the uniform for Alaska State Troopers and police departments across the state, head gear that draws inspiration from the work of Alaska Native skin sewers.
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The Winter Spiral Walk is an annual tradition at Waldorf, or Steiner schools. Every year before the winter solstice on Dec. 21st, children walk a candlelit spiral made of spruce boughs, to reflect upon winter as a time of spiritual rebirth.
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The U-S Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosted two hearings recently on the fentanyl crisis in Indian Country, hearing from Native representatives and federal experts.
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There are no rehearsals for Anchorage TubaChristmas. It may be the only time that tuba players get their big horns out of the closet to play. But after a brief warm-up at the Anchorage Performing Arts Center, the concert all comes together under the baton of longtime conductor, Neal Haglund.
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There are consequences for feeding moose pumpkins in Alaska, for both the humans and the ungulates.
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Gregory Goldoff was three years old when life changed forever on Attu, a tiny island at the end of the Aleutian chain. His family of nine was among the captives taken by Japanese invaders in 1942. The Golodoffs and the rest of the islanders were sent as as prisoners of war to the Japanese island of Hokkaido. His death marks the last direct connection to the once thriving life on Attu Island, which today is uninhabited.
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Father Michael Oleksa was a bridge between cultures, who lectured widely about cross-cultural communication. His love of Alaska Native cultures began in Southwest Alaska where he studied to become a Russian Orthodox priest.