Fog — Tumanaq (N), Umneq (S) Tumanaq martuq. (N), Umneq martuq. (S) – The fog is thick. Each summer Kodiak’s coast clouds of mist and sea fog envelop Kodiak’s coast. As warm summer air passes over the cool North Pacific Ocean, dense patches of fog build against the island, where they may sit for days. […]
HEADQUARTERS, 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Nov. 28, 2023) – An 11th Airborne Division Soldier was killed in a suspected shooting incident in an Anchorage home early Saturday morning, Nov. 25, according to the Anchorage Police Department. Pvt. Jaivion Anthonio Hawkins, 21, of Tallahassee, Florida, was found dead at the residence by Anchorage […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Waqaa, wiinga Nunakuata, Tangeqcuguluk! Hello, I am Nunakuata, Tangeqcuguluk! My marrluk (grandmother) would always call for me when she needed me, “Tangeqcuguluk!” The translation in English means little boy. I am named after her baby boy who passed after childbirth. “Nunak, or Nunakuata” translates to someone who is nomadic […]
StrongHearts Native Helpline is proud to announce that it has been awarded a generous Giving Tuesday grant of $100,000 from San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in Southern California. This substantial grant will be instrumental in advancing StrongHearts’ mission to provide critical support and resources to Native communities while fostering healing, empowerment, and resilience. The […]