The program purchases insurance for a select number of income eligible, qualified Alaska Natives, and pays all the monthly bills.
Arts & Culture
Musicians get lucky during Jazz and Classics festival
Tuesday night the festival transformed a South Franklin pub into a full on jazz club during an evening jam hosted by the Anton Schwartz Quartet.
Murkowski introduces legislation to continue funding Native language programs
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson introduce the 2014 Native American Languages Reauthorization Act
Juneau Jazz and Classics is about accessibility, education
The 28th annual Juneau Jazz and Classics festival is now in its seventh day.
Record number of students graduate from UAS
Six hundred and eighty-five students received awards including bachelor’s and graduate degrees, occupational endorsements, and certificates.
Potential rule change could allow Alaska tribal land into trusts
Yesterday’s announcement is a legal turn that could vastly expand tribal sovereignty in Alaska.
Bethel’s Megan Leary takes first runner-up at Miss Indian World
Bethel’s Megan Leary is the 2014 first runner up of the Miss Indian World competition, which concluded Saturday night at the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Three to try out for Juneau Symphony conductor
Three different conductors, hoping to replace the departing Kyle Wiley Pickett, will direct the Juneau Symphony next season
Tlingit elder, master storyteller Cyril George dies
A memorial service for Cyril George Sr. is Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau
Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages
Dedicated supporters staged a 15 hour sit-in until the early this morning, when the measure passed the Alaska Senate on an 18-2 vote.