Daren Herman, grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson, was in the state for the first time to accept an honorary degree on his late grandfather’s behalf.
History
Alaska lawmakers pass bill designating March as Women’s History Month
Backers say it’s an effort to recognize the important contributions women have made to Alaska and the nation as a whole. It’s unclear whether Gov. Dunleavy will sign it.
Tongass Voices: Betsy Longenbaugh and Ed Schoenfeld on the skeletons in Juneau’s closet
The couple has picked up an interesting hobby in their retirement: researching true crime stories in Southeast Alaska’s history.
‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
The U.S. Army apologized to Wrangell clans for the 1869 bombardment of a village. Not all of them accepted the apology.
The village of Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw lost at least five people, a totem pole and multiple houses in the U.S. Army’s 1869 bombardment. And for the past 155 years, the tribe has been waiting for this apology.
Jimmy Carter’s Alaska legacy, and how he got the name Nahóowoo
Impacts from President Jimmy Carter’s landmark Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act continue today, especially for Alaska Native peoples.