One of the last remaining video stores in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta closed up shop on Jan. 10 after holding on for a remarkably long time.
Arts & Culture
Angoon elder lost to the coronavirus remembered as a bearer of Tlingit culture and language
George Nelson Jr. lived as one of 600 or so residents of Angoon, where he devoted himself to his community and his family.
Through art, Haines students begin to heal after losing beloved kindergarten teacher in landslide
The Haines School District has been through a tumultuous year. The pandemic isolated students socially and the December storms left some without a home. And its beloved kindergarten teacher, Jenae Larson, was lost in a landslide.
LISTEN: Juneau author crafts a thoughtful portrait of brown bears in Alaska with ‘A Shape in the Dark’
“A Shape in the Dark: Living and Dying with Brown Bears” is a new book by Juneau writer and wilderness guide Bjorn Dihle. It combines a sweeping historical perspective with Dihle’s own experience and interviews with others in the field.
Juneau’s school board considers Tlingit land acknowledgment
If approved, the board would make time to recognize Tlingit people as the land’s original inhabitants before opening its meetings.
Sitka looks to rename Baranof Elementary School after Native educator
The Sitka School Board recently decided to send the question of the name change to the Sitka Tribe, in hopes of identifying a “significant local cultural educator.”
New Baby Raven Reads books include story written by Juneau elementary students
In one of the new books, two animals that are complete opposites want to play with each other.
LISTEN: Bristol Bay communities sing for Orthodox Christmas
People in the Eastern Orthodox Church marked the start of Christmas last week with slavii — a beautiful holiday with deep roots in communities around the state. Celebrations look a little different this year, since travel and social gatherings are limited.
Coalition of Tribes and states seeks to block sale of National Archives building in Seattle
The facility houses an immense collection of historical documents and records, including records about Alaska and the Indigenous peoples of the area.
We asked Dr. Anne Zink and other Alaskans what’s bringing inspiration this winter. Here’s what they said.
It’s the darkest part of winter in a very dark year marked with loss, anxiety, economic worries, political upheaval and isolation. We’ve been asking Alaskans where they find inspiration, hope and comfort on their bleakest days. Many of them said they turned to art — music, literature, film and spiritual texts — to help get through it.