ANCHORAGE – Yesterday, Senator Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, and Senator Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, wrote to Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor urging the Department of Law to investigate Alaska’s excessively high fuel prices and determine if Alaskans are experiencing price gouging. According to AAA, Alaska consumer prices for motor fuel have risen 42.4 cents on average in […]
AFN is proud to announce that the 9th Annual AFN Tribal Conference will take place on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska at the William A. Egan Civic and Convention Center, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference invites tribal leaders, tribal administrators, tribal court judges, tribal court administrators, and tribal members to […]
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day with activities centered around the theme “Has Du Ítx̱ Yaa Ntoo.át Haa Shuká Aa Hás ‘Our Journey Forward.’” UAS Juneau’s events begin at 3 pm on Monday, October 10, with an Indigenous Language Revitalization Class Public Panel on current activities and the future of […]
Alaska– Alas’kaaq Guangkuta Alas’kaarmiu’at. – We are all Alaskans. Unangam Tunuu, the Native language of the Aleutian Island chain, is the source of the name Alaska. In Unangam Tunuu, Alax̂sxix̂ essentially means “great land” or “mainland.” Before western conquest, Aleutian Islanders used this word to refer to the western end of the Alaska Peninsula. From their […]