Smithsonian museum honors indigenous US service members on Memorial Day
Each Memorial Day, Washington, like cities across the U.S., offers events to honor members of the military who died while…
Clean-Alutiiq Word of the Week
Clean (to be) — Perinani; Eprinani Nateq eprituq.—The floor is clean. The Alutiiq word for clean comes from the root…
NOAA Fisheries Finds Endangered Species Act Listing of Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon May Be Warranted
In response to a petition to list Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species…
Third Annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference Charts Course for Alaska’s Energy Future
(ANCHORAGE, AK) — Last week, around 900 leaders, innovators, policy makers and other people interested in shaping the future of…
2024 AFN Convention Theme & Keynote Announcement
Anchorage, Alaska – The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Board of Directors announced that the theme for the 2024 Convention…
A backyard science expedition, in diapers
My backyard adjoins the thousand-acre wood that makes up the north campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Several times…
Peltola Introduces Pair of Fish Bills to Restrict Bottom Trawling, Reduce Bycatch
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) introduced a pair of bills to restrict bottom trawling and reduce bycatch –…
Murkowski, Schatz introduce legislation to make transportation more cost-effective for disabled veterans
Washington, DC – Wednesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation that would expand transportation access for…
Sullivan, Alaska Fishermen Meet with Commerce Secretary & Senior Administration Officials on Seafood Market Crisis
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Thursday convened a roundtable meeting with Alaska community and fisheries leaders, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo,…
Anchorage man sentenced to 11 years for drug, firearm crimes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison and four years’ supervised release for…