On Sunday, for the first time, Juneau organizations came together to host a run and walk to bring attention to the day, as well as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis.
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How do you recognize signs of suicide and what do you do? NAMI Juneau has answers.
National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI Juneau, Executive Aaron Surma and Youth Program Coordinator Charity Anderson spoke with KTOO’s Yvonne Krumrey to break down what people can do if a young person they know is suicidal — and how to recognize it in the first place.
Fat Bear Week Crowns a New Benevolent King: 89 Backpack
Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion, and it is the sizable and the sensitive 89 Backpack.
Neets Bay Hatchery in Southeast Alaska opens first chum fishery in nearly a decade
Despite the uncertainty, fishermen said the Neets Bay opening was one of the highlights of the summer.
New monument honors Alaska Native veterans and their healing journeys
Veterans helped shape the monument, which was unveiled at the Ngíisdla Garden outside the Alaska Native Heritage Center last weekend.
4 Alaska Native boarding school students to be repatriated
It’s a big discovery, but there’s a lot more work to be done, said the director of Indigenous research and healing at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Documentation is limited and there are many children who died in boarding schools who have never been identified.