Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.
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To center Yup’ik culture, a Southwest Alaska school district has adopted a subsistence calendar
“We don’t want our future generations to forget who we are,” one school board member said. “We want to educate them about our ancestors and how they survived in this harsh environment.”
Students compete in Yup’ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees
Organizers say children’s literacy is crucial to the survival of Alaska Native languages like Yup’ik and Iñupiaq.
Akiak to become first in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta with high-speed broadband internet
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is the second largest region in the United States without access to broadband internet, but not for much longer.
Despite travel restrictions, Akiachak family finds new way to say goodbye with one last flight
David Aqvang Evon’s family couldn’t attend his burial because of travel restrictions but they, and other people in the community, found different ways to honor his memory.
Looking for a ‘lost one’: Tuluksak search becomes training ground for young volunteers
For some of the young Tuluksak volunteers, this is their first time looking for a missing body.
Health officials recommend lockdowns in 19 villages, all Yukon-Kuskokwim schools close
Four communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta currently have community spread of the coronavirus and 31 communities have had at least one COVID-19 case.
Donlin Gold enjoyed years of support from neighboring communities, but as the project becomes more real, that’s changing
Tribes, organizations, and communities have begun opposing the mine development and organizing.
Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights with statewide spelling bee
The statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee for Beginners saw the toughest spell-off in the eight-year history of the event.
Akiachak prepares to inventory land for trust status
Trust status would fulfill generations of desire for greater tribal sovereignty, said Akiachak Native Community Council chairman Phillip Peter Sr.