KOREAN PIPELINE INVESTMENT? Korean leaders continue to push back after President Trump announced late last month that South Korea would invest more than $50 billion in an Alaska gas pipeline.
BOARDING SCHOOLS AND COLONIALISM. One Juneau educator wants to use her research skills to help both kids and elders understand the lasting effects of Indian boarding schools. As KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey found out, the journey began when she started researching her own family’s history at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY. Alaska Pacific University is celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with a community gathering at the Mosely Sports Center. Traditional foods will be served along with dance performances and other cultural activities.
HALONG ANNIVERSARY. It was a year ago this week that remnants of Typhoon Halong sent devasting floods to the Western Alaska coast. This week, we begin a series of stories looking back, starting with KNOM’s Ben Townsend.
