Alaska Native people make up less than 20% of Alaska’s population, but they represent more than 40% of the state’s prison ...
Alaska Natives are grossly overrepresented in the state’s criminal justice system, and support systems and programs to buffer ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced in July a plan to reorganize the Department of Agriculture, citing the need to decrease spending and bureaucracy. That plan is not final, but the ...
Sarah Knudsen has been beading for long enough that she says she can recognize where the artist is from in Alaska just by looking at their beadwork. “Gwich’in Athabascan beadwork is mostly flowers and ...
Above the Arctic Circle, where the temperature plumets below zero and darkness abounds for months, the art of Indigenous beading sustains the resilience of the Alaskan Gwich’in Athabaskan culture.
The Biden Administration will open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leases this January. Alaskan Native Communities want a seat at the table. An airplane flies over caribou ...
Alaska’s Natives played significant roles in World War II, in the United States military and in protecting Alaska during and after attacks by Japanese forces. Additionally, residents of the Aleutian ...
Indigenous doulas are creating support networks for mothers who are at the highest risk of pregnancy-related death Mary Sherbick found out she was pregnant at the height of the pandemic in 2020.