Alaska Native News

Grasses-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 4th

Grasses — Weg’et Weg’et kiagmi anglitaartut. – The grass grows…

Three Found Dead Aboard Vessel in as Many Days on Outskirts of Douglas Last Week

Lieutenant Krag Campbell of the Juneau Police Department announced on…

One Dies another Injured in Knik Goose Bay Rollover

Late Friday evening, Alaska State Troopers responded to Knik Goose…

Prince of Wales Island Harvest Video Series Released

JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit and…

Coast Guard to conduct pollution response exercise in the Bering Strait

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct…

This Day in Alaskan History-June 4th, 1741

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State

Murkowski Reinforces Need to Support Child Care Availability, Affordability, and Workforce

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took part in a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing to…

By Office of Senator Murkowski on Jun 3, 2023Comments Off on Murkowski Reinforces Need to Support Child Care Availability, Affordability, and Workforce

Murkowski Joins 26 Senators to Reintroduce Bill Seeking Healing for Stolen Native Children and their Communities

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined 26 senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth…

By Office of Senator Murkowski on May 26, 2023Comments Off on Murkowski Joins 26 Senators to Reintroduce Bill Seeking Healing for Stolen Native Children and their Communities

Governor Dunleavy Signs Carbon Offset Legislation

(Anchorage) – Tuesday Governor Mike Dunleavy signed SB 48 into law during the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. SB 48, which…

By Grant Robinson | Office of the Governor on May 26, 2023Comments Off on Governor Dunleavy Signs Carbon Offset Legislation

General News

Three Found Dead Aboard Vessel in as Many Days on Outskirts of Douglas Last Week

Lieutenant Krag Campbell of the Juneau Police Department announced on…

By Alaska Native News on Jun 4, 2023Comments Off on Three Found Dead Aboard Vessel in as Many Days on Outskirts of Douglas Last Week

One Dies another Injured in Knik Goose Bay Rollover

Late Friday evening, Alaska State Troopers responded to Knik Goose…

By Alaska Native News on Jun 4, 2023Comments Off on One Dies another Injured in Knik Goose Bay Rollover

Prince of Wales Island Harvest Video Series Released

JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit and…

By Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Jun 4, 2023Comments Off on Prince of Wales Island Harvest Video Series Released

Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST’s capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Northern Edge 23-1, a U.S.…

By Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera-Rosado | JBER Public Affairs on Jun 4, 2023Comments Off on Austere medicine redefined: testing the ATC-EST’s capabilities at Northern Edge 23-1

Jordan Joplin Convicted of Ketchikan Doctor’s Murder

(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, in Anchorage, a jury found Jordan Joplin…

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Jun 3, 2023Comments Off on Jordan Joplin Convicted of Ketchikan Doctor’s Murder

National/World

Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Legislation

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law on Saturday legislation that suspends the U.S. government’s debt limit through January 2025 and avoids a potentially disastrous default just…

By VOA News on Jun 4, 2023Comments Off on Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Legislation

GOP ‘Fealty to Megadonors on Full Display’: IRS Cuts Will Cost $40 Billion in Lost Revenue

“After holding our entire economy hostage and threatening to trigger a global financial meltdown, Republicans protected wealthy tax cheats and creepy billionaires,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. A preliminary…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jun 3, 2023Comments Off on GOP ‘Fealty to Megadonors on Full Display’: IRS Cuts Will Cost $40 Billion in Lost Revenue

US Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Deal

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday night 63-36 in support of a measure that will allow the United States to continue to pay its bills. The U.S. had been…

By Ken Bredemeier | VOA on Jun 2, 2023Comments Off on US Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Deal

House Democrat Slams Food Aid Cuts as Pentagon Budget Soars

“I didn’t come to Congress to hurt people,” said Rep. Jim McGovern. “And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jun 1, 2023Comments Off on House Democrat Slams Food Aid Cuts as Pentagon Budget Soars

US House of Representatives Approves Debt Ceiling Deal

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to suspend the government’s borrowing limit until early 2025, a step toward averting a Washington political showdown five days before…

By Ken Bredemeier | VOA News on Jun 1, 2023Comments Off on US House of Representatives Approves Debt Ceiling Deal

This Day in Alaskan History
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Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News

This Day in Alaskan History-June 4th, 1741

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By Alaska Native News on Jun 4, 2023

This Day in Alaskan History-June 3rd, 1942

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By Alaska Native News on Jun 3, 2023

This Day in Alaskan History-June 2nd, 1840

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By Alaska Native News on Jun 2, 2023

This Day in Alaskan History-June 1st, 1909

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By Alaska Native News on Jun 1, 2023

Prince of Wales Island Harvest Video Series Released

JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit…

By Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska on Jun 4, 2023

2023 Spring Floods Update – May 23

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy has…

By Jeremy Zidek | SOA Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on May 24, 2023

Alaska National Guard partners with tribal consortium to recruit in Aniak

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School…

By Maj. David Bedard | Alaska National Guard Public Affairs on May 20, 2023

ABI Investigates Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting of Point Hope Man

Alaska State Troopers report that once the Alaska Bureau…

By Alaska Native News on May 19, 2023

Researchers warn of tick-borne disease babesiosis

Team sequences and mines genome of the pathogen Babesia…

By National Science Foundation on May 22, 2023

Get a fresh start today: Join Alaska’s free online program to lower blood sugar and manage type 2 diabetes

About a year ago, Kristina of Anchorage got a…

By Alaska Department of Health on May 22, 2023

StrongHearts Raises Elder Abuse Awareness

(EAGAN, MN.) – Despite the horror of being physically…

By Diane Pavlat | StrongHearts Native Helpline on May 20, 2023

Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Moves Forward with Health Care Reimbursement Reform Package

(Anchorage, AK)— As healthcare costs continue to increase, the…

By Victoria Caltagirone | State of Alaska on May 13, 2023

Biden Signs Debt Ceiling Legislation

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law on…

By VOA News on Jun 4, 2023

Murkowski Reinforces Need to Support Child Care Availability, Affordability, and Workforce

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took…

By Office of Senator Murkowski on Jun 3, 2023

GOP ‘Fealty to Megadonors on Full Display’: IRS Cuts Will Cost $40 Billion in Lost Revenue

“After holding our entire economy hostage and threatening to…

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Jun 3, 2023

US Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Deal

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday night 63-36 in support…

By Ken Bredemeier | VOA on Jun 2, 2023

Grasses-Alutiiq Word of the Week-June 4th

Grasses — Weg’et Weg’et kiagmi anglitaartut. – The grass…

By Alutiiq Museum on Jun 4, 2023

Chignik-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 28th

Chignik — Cirniq Cirnimen aglita. – Let’s go to…

By Alutiiq Museum on May 29, 2023

Swan-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 21st

Swan — Qugyuk Qugyut qat’rtarut. – The swans are…

By Alutiiq Museum on May 21, 2023

Overflow-Alutiiq Word of the Week-May 14th

Overflow (to) — Ullq’rlluni Caskan ullq’rtuq.—Your cup is overflowing.…

By Alutiiq Museum on May 14, 2023

The Arctic and Alaska Science

Polar Bears of the Past Survived Warmth

In a recent paper, scientists wrote that a small population of polar bears living off Greenland and Arctic Canada increased by 1.6 times when…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jun 2, 2023Comments Off on Polar Bears of the Past Survived Warmth

Feltleaf willows: Alaska’s most abundant tree

Imagine being a moose in late May: You have just survived 200 days of cold and darkness by munching the equivalent of a large…

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on May 27, 2023Comments Off on Feltleaf willows: Alaska’s most abundant tree

UAF Group Receives Philanthropic Grant to Aid Chignik Region Communities

A University of Alaska Fairbanks coastal organization has received a $590,000 philanthropic grant to map rapidly changing watersheds of the Chignik region on the…

By Rod Boyce | Geophysical Institute on May 24, 2023Comments Off on UAF Group Receives Philanthropic Grant to Aid Chignik Region Communities