“That means so much to us to have the original names come back to the areas that we have lived in forever,” said Tanana Chiefs Conference President Victor Joseph.
Arts & Culture
West High senior to defend Alaska’s national Poetry Out Loud title
“Kids grow just by standing up and presenting something to their peers,” said Thunder Mountain English teacher Barbara Maier.
Alaska Native Sisterhood, Brotherhood urge racial equity in Sitka schools
Alaska Native knowledge is becoming more valued in Sitka’s schools but there’s still much work to be done toward racial equity. That’s the message members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood delivered to the Sitka School Board at its regular meeting Monday nigh
Yup’ik immersion school students welcomed into new building after devastating fire
After four long months being split under two roofs, Ayaprun students were welcomed into the Kipusvik building with a grand opening ceremony Tuesday morning.
Only Script In Shakespeare’s Handwriting Urges Compassion For Migrants
A scrap of a play written in part by Shakespeare answers contemporaries who were angry that England was admitting religious refugees.
Listen: Postcard from 14th Annual Oratory Event
On Saturday, the Native and Rural Student Center at the University of Alaska Southeast hosted its 14th Annual Oratory Event.
Allen Hall’s new art a tribute to Tlingit culture
Strength, loss, healing and transformation: those are themes present in a new permanent art installation that acknowledges the history of the original Sheldon Jackson Training School. The school later became a college and was influential in the lives of many Alaska Natives.
Ancestral remains to return home to Chirikof Island
After a struggle that’s lasted more than a decade, ancestral remains long removed from the Kodiak Archipelago will soon return home.
New Zealanders Begin Voting On Whether To Swap Out Their Flag
For decades, the people of New Zealand have debated whether to change the design of their flag — and if so, what the new design should be. They’ve now entered the final round of voting.
Feds accuse 4 Southeast gift shops of peddling bogus ‘Native’ bone carvings
The shops accused of peddling bogus “Native” bone carvings include Juneau’s Northstar Gift Shop.