Gov. Walker announces new tribal advisory council
Walker made the announcement Wednesday at the Alaska Federation of Natives and National Congress of American Indians annual conference in Anchorage.
Reporter’s notebook: 4th annual AFN and NCAI conference
Follow throughout the day for updates from the 4th annual Alaska Federation of Natives and National Congress of American Indians conference.
Totem poles slated for Douglas mark ‘A Time for Healing’
Savikko Park and Gastineau Elementary School will be the future sites of two totem poles. Plans include interpretive signs in Tlingit and English, explaining the history of the original people of Juneau and Douglas: the Auk and Taku Kwaan.
Alaska Safe Children’s Act task force begins work
The task force’s job is to make recommendations to the Department of Education on age-appropriate prevention curricula on sexual assault, teen dating and youth suicide.
Kachemak sea otter sickness, deaths under investigation
“Something is hitting them harder and faster, in addition to the disease that we’re familiar with seeing, something else seems to be involved,” says Marc Webber with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Homer,
Fairbanks Four investigators testify, point to languishing evidence
Two Alaska State Troopers hired in September 2013 to reinvestigate the 1997 John Hartman murder case testified in state court in Fairbanks on Monday.
Juneau organizer hosts discussion on addiction, recent deaths
The public is invited to share stories about addiction and discuss solutions at Wednesday night’s Community of Compassion gathering.
Shell’s oil rigs leave the Arctic, skip Seattle
Shell spent more than $8 billion and nearly a decade looking for oil in the Chukchi Sea, including $1.4 billion this year alone.
Alaska berry-picking survey shows increasing variability in harvests
Ninety-six people from 73 Alaska communities responded. They were specifically asked to compare the berry picking experience of the past 10 years with berry picking before that.
Why did Shell walk away from Alaska?
Shell’s announcement left the state wondering what to blame—low oil prices? Tough regulations? Better prospects elsewhere? The full story is complex.
Feisty Democratic debate puts spotlight on Clinton and Sanders
Hillary Clinton is pressed on her policy flip-flops and her emails while Bernie Sanders struggles with foreign policy questions and faces hits on guns from his rivals.
Workshops at Elders and Youth Conference aim to connect, educate
“It’s about helping people know who they are culturally and through heritage as well as helping them to then succeed in their educational path.”
‘Not in our Smokehouse’ calls elders and youth to action
“It shows a place of ownership,” said Dewey Hoffman with First Alaskans Institute. “Our smokehouse is a metaphor for our communities.”
Master Haida weaver to address Alaska Federation of Natives
In 2014, Churchill shared her introduction to weaving with an audience at KTOO. She’d been wary as a child, but as a young adult, took a class from her mother, master weaver Selina Peratrovich.
Trapper and hiker take the stand in first day of small claims trial
Monday’s small claims case between a trapper and a trap springer was supposed to last an hour, but after about two and half hours in District Court, it’s stretching into a second day.
Former Sen. Begich addresses Elders and Youth Conference
Begich urged the young attendees to participate in their communities, to vote and to stay positive. He drew on his own life for illustration.
Cookbook aims to get Alaska school cooks to “Make it Local”
“Make it Local: Recipes for Alaska’s Children” is a new cookbook intended for Alaska schools and other institutional kitchens. The recipes try to make it as easy as possible to cook from scratch with healthy, local ingredients.
Hooper Bay loses fourth young adult to apparent suicide
Carl Dominic Robert Joe, 21, had died from an apparent suicide Saturday afternoon, according to troopers. Joe’s death comes less than a week after three other young adults have died.
Move over, Columbus; Gov. Walker declares Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska
Alaska is now the first state to recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day.
Elders and Youth conference begins today in Anchorage
The Elders and Youth conference is an opportunity for youth to learn about leadership and how to participate in policy discussions and group decision making.