Seal — Isuwiq Isuwiq piturnirtuq. – The seal tastes good. Kodiak’s sea mammals provided a variety of resources for Alutiiq people. Seals, sea lions, porpoises, and whales produced meat for food, oil for light, hides for boat coverings, and bone and sinew for tools. Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) were particularly important because they were available […]
The second biennial AAK’W ROCK FESTIVAL, a celebration of Indigenous music and culture, will be held once again, Thursday through Saturday, September 21st to 23rd in Juneau. Presented by the Tlingit&Haida Tribes and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, the three day musical experience features 25 musical acts representing 35 Indigenous cultures from across the […]
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) conducts routine influenza surveillance throughout the year, with heightened surveillance occurring October through May. Influenza surveillance provides information on where influenza activity is happening, tracks influenza-related illness (ILI) and mortality and detects changes in the viral genome. Weekly surveillance reports are posted on the SOE influenza webpage.1 The purpose […]
SEATTLE – Friday the U.S. EPA announced that three Alaska Native Corporations were selected to receive $2.5 million in grant funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This funding, championed by Senator Lisa Murkowski, is the first funding awarded from the $20 million […]