“I’m still doing everything I can to learn about my Aleut and Iñupiaq culture, but I’m okay knowing that I’m coming from it the other way. And it’s not something I try and hide.”
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Fewer fish, fewer kids: Remote Alaskan island struggles to keep its students
A driving force behind the school’s declining enrollment is something the school can’t do much about: people leaving the island in search of a healthier economy.
Telling untold stories through a healing robe
Chilkat weaver Darlene See spoke in Haines recently as part of the cultural exchange hosted by the Haines Borough Public Library. The exchange brought Native artists, singers and storytellers to Haines to share knowledge and traditions.
Early study shows surprising optimism among homeless Alaska Natives
University of Washington professor Jordan Lewis is connecting the high levels of optimism to a desire to pass on knowledge to future generations.
Murkowski presses demand for King Cove road
Murkowski has been hammering Jewell in the press for months over her decision in December rejecting the road, through 10 miles of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to Cold Bay.