Weatherman — Llaatesurta Llaatsurtaallriit. – They used to be weathermen. Long before marine radios, the nightly, television weather report, weather apps and weather cams, Alutiiq people interpreted the weather by reading the wind, waves, clouds, and phase of the sun and moon. Shaman, men and women skilled at interacting with the unseen world, were weather […]
JUNEAU – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) is pleased to announce it will be launching bingo operations on May 9 at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau. Business & Economic Development Director Janice Hotch is leading the startup of the Tribe’s new bingo operations under […]
ANCHORAGE, AK — Friday, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Alaska Department of Law responded to a press release by the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that appears hypocritical. The release indicates that federal agencies are leading the effort to accelerate cleanup of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) contaminated lands. This […]
“When you’re saying things like ‘No mention of Ginni, of course’ when talking about paperwork for the wife of a Supreme Court Justice—you’re probably doing a crime.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of […]