FAIRBANKS-Alaska is two and a half times larger than the largest state in the lower 48 states. Over half of the entire state’s population lives within the municipality of Anchorage. Many Alaskan villages can only be reached by boat or airplane and are the end receivers of all packaging brought into the communities. Cardboard is […]
As the fresh salmon head was sliced off, a chorus of young voices erupted around the table. “Eww!†cried several boys and girls in unison while a few others exclaimed “Cool!†One girl eagerly looked for an uluaq and asked, “Can I try?â€
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Six students from the Rural Alaska Honors Institute will be living the life of an arctic field scientist at the Institute of Arctic Biology Toolik Field Station on the North Slope next week as part of a special research course hosted by scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the National […]
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that 14 communities, many with populations that are predominately Alaska Native, will receive $23.6 million through the Rural Alaska Village Grant program to fund water quality improvement projects in rural Alaska villages. The announcement of funding follows a new Memorandum of Understanding between Rural Development and program […]