DHSS today announced 153 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 149 were residents in: Anchorage (49), Bethel Census Area (12), Northwest Arctic Borough (12), Wasilla (12), Fairbanks (10), Kusilvak Census Area (10), Kodiak (5), Soldotna (5), Kenai (4), Bethel (3), North Pole (3), Utqiaġvik (3), Eagle River (2), Homer (2), Juneau (2), North Slope Borough (2), Willow (2) and one each in Bristol Bay and […]
APU to award scholarships to students based on need ANCHORAGE, Alaska— In an academic year wrought with challenges and change, GCI is providing an extra boost to students through a $20,000 donation to Alaska Pacific University in honor of Donovan Walsh, an Alaskan who suddenly passed away in late August 2020. Donovan was the son […]
January 18, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a proclamation declaring January 18, 2021 as “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” in the State of Alaska. WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of advancing equality and justice for all people helped shape our nation and redirect the dialogue about race for […]
MAITAQ – SEPTUM PIERCING MAITARTUUMARTAALLRIIT ARNAT. – WOMEN USED TO WEAR SEPTUM PIERCINGS. In classical Alutiiq society, men, women, and children often wore nose rings. The placed these decorations through a perforation in the nasal septum, the piece of cartilage that divides the nose. In Alutiiq the septum is known as kucurwik, a word derived from […]