The National Park Service and Hoonah Indian Association are inching closer to a new tribal house on federal land in Glacier Bay National Park. The 3,500 square foot structure will be built on the waterfront at Bartlett Cove. Park Superintendent Susan Boudreau says it will be the first tribal house in the Huna Tlingit’s ancestral…
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Oregon sex abuse case documents out 7 scout leaders in Alaska
Files show that seven scout leaders in Alaska used their position of power and trust to abuse children in five communities.
Salmon fill Auke Creek with shorter, earlier runs
Auke Creek salmon are running earlier and for fewer days than 40 years ago, according to decades of research.
Can small wood-gas systems lower energy costs?
Sealaska, Southeast’s regional Native corporation, is testing wood-powered generators at a Hoonah mill. If they work, they could be used to reduce energy costs in other small Southeast cities.
From Barrow to the Big Cities: The story behind two orphan walruses
The whole story behind Mitik and Patak’s rescue
Sitka is center of Alaska’s devil’s club business
Devil’s club is probably best known as a plant to avoid at all costs. But several small Southeast Alaska companies have a different take. They’re turning the roots, stems and bark of the plant into rubs and salves to treat sore joints and damaged skin.