An influential Southeast Alaska tribal leader says he supports banning assault weapons. Tlingit-Haida Central Council President Ed Thomas says the proposed ban should not be considered a gun-rights issue.
Arts & Culture
Alaska Legislature celebrates Centennial
It was exactly a hundred years ago when Alaska first began to exercise a form of self-government.
Nick Golodoff, author of “Attu Boy,” dies at 77
Nick Golodoff, author of the book Attu Boy, passed away earlier this month at the age of 77. His memoir about the World War II internment of the Aleut village by the Japanese brought attention to one of the most obscure corners of American history.
Coastal communities face difficulty relocating in face of climate change
The Yup’ik village of Newtok, situated between the Newtok and Ninglick rivers in southwest Alaska, is facing destruction.
Busking for China
About 20 Juneau student musicians have raised $19,000 through street performances for an upcoming trip to China.
Association of Village Council Presidents wants change in VAWA
The Association of Village Council Presidents would like its tribes to be able to prosecute non-tribal members in their local courts.
Children’s author Jean Rogers dies
Updated: Alaska children’s author and long-time Juneau resident Jean Rogers has died. She was 93.
Why Attu Island is still fighting WWII
Attu Island is overdue for some spring cleaning. Seventy years after World War II, the island is still littered with shards of old Coke bottles, lead-based batteries, leaking fuel drums and unexploded artillery.
Sealaska chairman, former Senator Kookesh hospitalized after heart attack
Former state Senator Albert Kookesh was medevaced to Anchorage Monday morning after suffering a heart attack.
Alaskans celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Alaskans marked Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Saturday, in honor of the Tlingit woman whose testimony to the territorial legislature helped pass an Anti-Discrimination Act in 1945. A small crowd gathered at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau to hear a talk from Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, a board member of Sealaska Native Corporation and the Douglas Indian…