“New Mexico is New Mexico, and you lost here three times because you’re corrupt and don’t care about working people,” said Deb Haaland. As Americans suffer from an affordability crisis exacerbated by President Donald Trump’s policies, both foreign and domestic, critics on Monday excoriated him for his inane pursuit of changing the name of yet […]
It was on October 20th, 1897, that the United States Army Established Fort St. Michael on St. Michael Island in Norton Bay. The fort was established to maintain order during the gold rush and would remain in service from 1897 until 1925. Used extensively for trans shipment of goods up the Yukon River during the […]
One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States after it was purchased from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million on March 30th, 1867. It took several months for commissioners to arrive in the territory of Alaska to formally transfer ownership. And so, on October 18th, 1867, […]
Tent — Palat’kaaq, PaRat’kaaq Akgua’aqu palat’kaami qawarciqua. – I am going to sleep in the tent tonight. Kodiak’s archaeological sites indicate that the island’s first residents built tents. In some places, a selection of shallow post holes around a simple stone hearth suggest the use of temporary or even portable structures. In others, more […]