National report on missing Indigenous people traces history back to Russian conquest
Michelle Demmert: ‘Our stories need to rise to the level of national awareness to make meaningful change’ A new national report on missing, murdered and...
Letter: Cordova high school students busy creating NASA app
By Max Osborn and Aaliyah Thorne To the editor, Recently, the 2023-2024 computer science class at Cordova High School has been working on the NASA App...
Native groups endorse preservation of open primaries, ranked-choice voting
During their October meeting the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) passed a resolution to endorse the preservation of open primaries...
Museums Alaska announces final Alaska Art Fund, Collections Management Fund grant recipients of the...
By Elin JohnsonIn November Museums Alaska announced funding awards of over $160,000 to 12 museums and cultural organizations across the state — from Sitka...
Kochanowski named to lead Alaska Region BOEM
Givey Kochanowski, an Air Force veteran, has been appointed as director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Region office in Anchorage. The...
New grants for maritime infrastructure in Alaska exceed $72M
Federal funds totaling over $72 million have been granted to seven Alaskan communities from Metlakatla to Cold Bay and Kotzebue to invest in critical...
Pilot program expands tribal criminal jurisdiction in domestic violence cases
A pilot program launched by the Justice Department under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will allow Alaska Native Tribes...
Two goat hunts closed by ADFG
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) officials closed two mountain goat hunts in the Cordova area by emergency order on Wednesday as a...
Courtney Carothers honored with AFN’s Denali Award
Courtney Carothers, a University of Alaska fisheries professor, has been honored with the 2023 Denali Award by the Alaska Federation of Natives in recognition...
Ban proposed on toxic chemical used in cleaning agents
Federal authorities have proposed a ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), a highly toxic chemical used in cleaning agents, furniture care products, degreasers, break cleaners, and...
