Earlier this year, Alaska became the second state after Hawaii to recognize indigenous languages as official state languages
Arts & Culture
Mod Carousel brings Boylesque to Juneau
The men of Mod Carousel tell a story onstage to explore the lines of gender and sexuality through a newly emerging art.
Saxman files lawsuit over nonrural status
The Organized Village of Saxman filed a lawsuit July 25 in federal court over the Federal Subsistence Board’s 2007 decision to designate the Tlingit Native village as non-rural.
Homer chef to represent Alaska at national seafood cook-off
Mandy Dixon, owner and chef of La Baleine in Homer, and partner Lucas Schneider are preparing to represent Alaska at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off.
New Eagle and Raven totem poles to rise this month
Haida carving brothers Joe and T.J. Young began carving the totem poles with axes and chainsaws last year. Friday, they were working with small hand tools.
Slideshow: Alaska State Museum demolition
Contractors on Thursday demolished and removed the covered, front entrance of the 47-year-old Alaska State Museum in Juneau.
Dr. Walter Soboleff Day bill signed into law
About 100 of the late Tlingit elder’s family and friends gathered at Juneau’s Marine Park for the bill signing ceremony on Wednesday
Inaugural Beringia Arctic Games brings indigenous people together in Russia
Native people from Arctic nations joined Russia’s Chukchi and Inuit peoples for the first ever Beringia Arctic Games.
Eight-year-old busks for a cause
“I said to my mom, ‘I want to go play my violin for the people that don’t have their house anymore,'” Sophia says.
Alaska Native artist weaves heritage into modern fashion
It has long been forbidden for men to weave in the Chilkat tradition, but Tlingit artist Ricky Tagaban is an exception.