Spirit — Sua (literally, “Its person”), Anerneq (literally, “breath”) Caqiq tamarmi suangq’rtuq. – Something all around has a spirit. The Alutiiq concept of a spirit is complex. Alutiiq people traditionally believe that everything in the universe—living things, objects, places, and natural phenomena like the northern lights—has a spirit or essence. This essence is characterized by […]
Three NASA sounding rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range as early as Tuesday to learn more about three types of aurora — black, flickering and fast-pulsating. The launch window is Jan. 21 through Feb. 5. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute owns Poker Flat, located at Mile 30 Steese Highway, […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy today congratulated President Donald J. Trump on his inauguration and expressed optimism about the opportunities the Trump administration will bring to Alaska. “It was an honor to witness President Trump take the oath of office and to celebrate the start of what promises to be a transformative administration for […]
“The capture of our global economy by a privileged few has reached heights once considered unimaginable,” said the executive director of Oxfam International. An Oxfam report published Monday shows that the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires surged three times faster in 2024 than the previous year, rising by $2 trillion as efforts to combat global poverty remained […]