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Nicholas Galanin in his studio on July 8, 2026.

‘Our voices have power’: Exhibit featuring Indigenous Sitka artist targeted in White House report

Hope McKenney, KCAW

An exhibition featuring the work of an Indigenous artist from Sitka is referenced in a new 162-page White House report that alleges "anti-white" bias at the Smithsonian Institution. The report, titled "Saving America's Story," was released on the Fourth of July.

Mt. Edgecumbe serves students from across the state, the majority of whom are Alaska Native from rural communities. (KCAW/Hope McKenney)

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Dunleavy vetoes $123k for Mt. Edgecumbe maintenance position

Hope McKenney, KCAW

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed about $123,000 from the state budget Wednesday that was earmarked for a maintenance position at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka.

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‘It’s one of the cornerstones of our diet’: researchers document changes in black seaweed across Southeast Alaska

Hope McKenney, KCAW

Researchers are documenting black seaweed across Southeast Alaska. They are looking at whether the important cultural resource should be considered a keystone species.