Nellie Moore was one of the first Indigenous reporters in Alaska. She could sew an atikluk, an Iñupiaq overshirt, as well as stitch news and information into stories that made a difference.
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Anchorage’s white raven has become a local legend
Since October of last year, Anchorage has been visited by a rare, feathered celebrity — a white raven, which appears to have taken up residence in the Spenard neighborhood.
Remembering Gary Fife: Blazing trails for Native journalism
Fife was the first to host “National Native News,” a program that was launched in Alaska in the late 1980s. He was still hosting radio shows and writing a weekly column when he died on Jan. 14 in Oklahoma, at the age of 73.
Alaska Federation of Natives joins feds’ suit against state over rural subsistence priority
The Alaska Federation of Natives is the latest party to side with the federal government. A federal judge last week granted AFN’s request to intervene in the case.
Racial disparities persist in Alaska’s prisons
A national prison research group says American Indians and Alaska Natives are vastly overrepresented in state prison systems nationwide — and Alaska tops the list.
Alaskans assess impact of US Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives in education have been analyzing the impacts to the recent ruling that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s admission policies are unconstitutional.