A cultural program adapts Alaska Native village traditions to an urban setting to help youth tap into their culture to improve health outcomes and decrease rates of addiction.
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Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground
Skagway students have been learning traditional Alaska Native games in preparation for the Junior Native Youth Olympics. The town’s new Native Youth Olympics club is part of a wider effort to develop more Native sports programs throughout Southeast Alaska.
Rural census workers rush to meet shortened deadline
In early August, the Census Bureau announced that counting would end on September 30 — a month sooner than originally planned.
Alaska Native nonprofit sues Texas insurance company over earthquake damage
Cook Inlet Tribal Council says its insurer has acted in bad faith assessing earthquake damage and paying money for repairs.
HUD sends money to Alaska communities, including ‘Middle Spenard’
Many of the grants will fund village construction, from Chignik Lagoon to Chistochina. HUD also selected one Anchorage grantee. Cook Inlet Tribal Council and Cook Inlet Housing Authority are due to receive $600,000 to rehabilitate a commercial building in Midtown.
Ishmael Hope recrafts a family tale in “Never Alone” follow-up
Foxtales is based on a story told by Ishmael Hope’s late grandfather, Willie Panik Goodwin. Hope relied on his uncles, Alaska Native elders from Kotzebue, to write the game’s narrative.
Organization helps outfit Southeast children
A nationwide program is shipping new clothes to needy children in Wrangell and other Southeast communities.