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 […]
KALTAG, ALASKA-Yukon River Gold LLC has announced the suspension of fish buying operations this summer in the remote Alaskan village of Kaltag, pending review for a permanent closure of the facility. This closure results in elimination of 70 jobs this summer, in this remote village of less than 800 people, where jobs are scarce.