Education

Oct 05 2017
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Anchorage’s Spanish-immersion students raise thousands for sister school in Puerto Rico

By | Education, Nation & World, Public Safety, Southcentral, Weather

Spanish-immersion students in Anchorage are well on their way to a goal of raising $10,000 to benefit fellow students in Puerto Rico hit hard by Hurricane Maria. That includes Romig Middle School’s sister school in Puerto Rico, teacher Anaely Leon-Hernandez said.

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Oct 03 2017
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The University of Alaska’s timber sale area on the Chilkat Peninsula. (Photo courtesy University of Alaska)

Special meeting on proposed Chilkat Peninsula timber sale

By | Southeast, Timber, University of Alaska

The Haines Assembly is holding a special meeting this week to discuss what the borough manager has called a “politically motivated” proposed timber sale. The University of Alaska is offering 400 acres of Haines-area land for timber harvest. The land is located on the Chilkat Peninsula and abuts many residential properties.

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Oct 02 2017
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Brandon Moonin teaches students Alutiiq in village of Tatitlek. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Moonin)

Chugach Alutiiq teachers preserve language in villages

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Southcentral, Southwest

Two remote learning students just graduated from a Kodiak College Alutiiq language program. They’re striving to keep the language alive in Port Graham and Tatitlek, two villages where Alutiiq, or Sugpiaq, people speak the regional dialect of Chugach Alutii

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Sep 21 2017
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The University of Alaska’s timber sale area on the Chilkat Peninsula. (Map courtesy University of Alaska)

University offers 400 acres on Chilkat Peninsula for timber sale

By | Southeast, Timber, University of Alaska

The University of Alaska is offering up 400 acres of its Haines-area land for timber harvest. The timing of the university’s decision was motivated by a conversation happening at the local level. The Haines Planning Commission is considering whether to restrict resource extraction in the Mud Bay area.

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