Native Americans are returning to raising buffalo and plants that tribes have grown for millennia. It’s a way to reconnect with historic traditions, and to bring healthy eating to their communities.
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EPA wants to get the lead out of aviation gas. Alaska’s US senators say it’s a bad move for the state
Airborne lead exposure is particularly damaging to children and can cause learning deficits.
Alaskans again wait months for food stamps; workers union blames policy choices
The state got the backlog down to 6,000 people in August, but it has swollen to more than 12,000 since.
Alaska study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes
The new University of Alaska Anchorage study shows that trauma from domestic violence, if left untreated, can have long-term health effects.
Therapists talk about their role during 2020 landslide disaster in Haines
The slide in Wrangell has no doubt revived some painful feelings for Haines residents.
A new SNAP backlog leaves 12,000 Alaskans waiting for food stamps
More than 12,000 Alaskans have pending applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, with some dating as far back as July.
Ron’s Apothecary, one of Juneau’s last independent pharmacies, to close after nearly 5 decades
“The end result of retiring sounds great,” pharmacist Scott Watts said. “But closing the store is very, very difficult.”
Sitka’s culinary scene is coming to TV screens
Sitka’s culinary scene will be coming to television screens around the country this spring. Former child actor and film producer David Moscow recently visited the island community to film an episode of his show “From Scratch” in collaboration with Beak restaurant. Between jaunts pulling bull kelp out of Sitka Sound and foraging for cranberries, Moscow…
Russian Orthodox Archpriest Michael James Oleksa has died at 76
Oleksa served as a priest in more than a dozen Alaska Native villages across the state over his five decades in Alaska.
Klukwan church returned to tribe after century of Presbyterian ownership
Tribal and church leaders say it’s an important step towards self-determination for the Chilkat Indian Village.