Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska have carved wood paddles and other works of art using tools and methods developed over thousands of years. But that’s not to say this art form is incompatible with new technology.
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Red Carpet Concert: Dara Rilatos, ‘Black Curtain’
Watch Alaska songwriter Dara Rilatos perform her song “Black Curtain” during the 2018 Alaska Folk Festival.
The farm bill’s untold story: What did Congress do for fish sticks?
Even though it’s considered a “Product of U.S.A,” Jim Gilmore of the At-sea Processors Association said up to half of the pollock served in schools now is from Russia. Thanks to the new farm bill, that might change.
Kenai Peninsula schools could soon form esports teams
ASAA Executive Director Billy Strickland said there are club-level esports teams currently in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Dillingham that could help start a statewide video game league.
Newscast – Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018
In this newscast: AELP customers will have higher bills because of low rainfall, a Sitka tribal organization sues over sac roe fishery management, and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. officials want to move to an incentive-based compensation system for its investors.
Alaska Permanent Fund looks to pay investment managers incentives
The corporation and its board of trustees argue the policy could help recruit talented managers. But it’s up to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration and the Alaska Legislature to make it happen.