Jul 14 2018
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John Hersrud teaches a financial literacy class for Knik Tribal Council. (Photo by Anne Hillman/Alaska Public Media)

When traditional banking isn’t an option, try this out instead

By | Community, Economy, Southcentral

Knik Tribal Council started developing it’s lending program three years ago and is just now giving out housing loans. They are the only statewide organization of its type, though there are other regionally focused ones. At least half of their clients need to be Alaska Native or Native American, but anyone can apply.

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Jul 14 2018
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The Native Land app aims to help educate people about Native peoples and their historical lands. (Graphic courtesy Victor Temprano/nativeland.ca)

Web-based app provides ‘entry point’ to understand indigenous history of land you’re on

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Science & Tech

Canada-based web developer Victor Temprano created a web-based app that can help educate people about Native peoples and their historical lands. He said he wanted to do his part to right what he considers wrongs and injustices experienced by indigenous tribes.

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Jul 13 2018
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With groceries dwindling on a remote Alaska island, the government opened a seal harvest early

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Environment, Food, Government, Oceans, Southwest, Subsistence

Dwindling supplies of groceries on a remote Bering Sea island prompted the federal government last month to approve an unusual, early opening of an annual subsistence seal harvest.

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