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Christine Trudeau, KYUK-Bethel

Oct 15 2018
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Gubernatorial campaigns present their ideas on how to improve Alaska rural public safety

By | Election Coverage, Politics, State Government, Western

Public safety has been voted the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s top issue by delegates attending the Association of Village Council Presidents’ annual convention. After the convention adjourned last Thursday, Alaska’s three gubernatorial campaigns presented their solutions on the topic

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Oct 13 2018
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Alaska tribal courts see infusion of federal funds

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts

Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth has been working with tribal courts to create a simple process for transferring cases, known as a civil diversion agreement, to enable tribal courts to handle low level crimes in a more culturally sensitive manner.

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Aug 23 2018
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Dr. Rick Knecht digs July 24, 2018, at the Nunalleq site. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK)

Quinhagak’s Nunalleq dig site starts a new chapter in community-based archaeology

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, History, Southwest

Quinhagak took a big step to redraft its cultural narrative this month with the opening of the largest museum collection of Yup’ik artifacts in the world, located off the of the Bering Sea coast. The village has been regaining pre-contact cultural knowledge, leading to a deeper understanding of its Yup’ik heritage.

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Aug 16 2018
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Pauline Beebe was among the first to enter the Nunalleq Culture and Archaeology Center on Saturday, August 11, 2018, in Quinhagak. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK)

Nunalleq Culture And Archaeology Center opens in Quinhagak

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Arts & Culture, History, Southwest

Quinhagak’s new museum is home to 60,000 artifacts, the largest collection of pre-contact Yup’ik artifacts in the world. The opening was the culmination of nine years of back-breaking work, and the result of a unique partnership between Quinhagak’s village corporation and archaeologists.

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