This Day in Alaskan History-July 8th, 1937
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Arm-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Arm — Ipik Ipigka awa tukniya’utuk. – My arms now are getting weak. In classical Alutiiq society, people wore long, hoodless robes stitched from bird or animal skins. These garments had loose, heavy sleeves that could make completing daily chores difficult. To facilitate work, seamstresses created slits in the sides of these robes, long narrow […]
Mystery of the glass tool kit in the sand
From space, the Nogahabara Dunes are a splotch of blond sand about 6 miles in diameter surrounded by green boreal forest. Located west of the Koyukuk River, the dunes are the site of an uncommon discovery. In 2001, biologists for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were walking the dunes when they noticed the sand […]
Alaska Delegation Rebukes Park Service for Implementing Unlawful, Unwarranted Rule with Hunting Restrictions
NPS Rule Follows 2017 Law Rescinding Nearly Identical Attempt by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Illegally Usurp State’s Fish & Game Management Authority ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), today condemned the National Park Service’s (NPS) finalized rule that will impose new restrictions on hunting […]