Crying Place — Qiawik Qikertaq qiawik. – The island is a crying place In classical Alutiiq society, the relationships between communities sometimes soured. Although people from neighboring villages visited, traded, assisted each other, married, and celebrated together—they also clashed. Insults and stealing were common sources of feuds. To seek revenge, a party of warriors […]
An international team of scientists has, for the first time, quantified the total carbon stored in permafrost at the mouth of rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean. According to a study recently published in the journal Nature Communications, about 1% of the world’s permafrost surface area lies in Arctic river deltas, which occupy an […]
ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management Thursday issued navigability decisions for four State of Alaska Recordable Disclaimers of Interest applications involving the Delta-Tangle River System and Tangle Lakes System, the West Fork Dennison Fork and Dennison Fork of the Fortymile River System, the Kwethluk River, and the Goodnews River System. With these decisions, the BLM formally recognizes that ownership of submerged lands […]
(Sitka, AK) – On May 28, 2026, Sitka Superior Court Judge Amanda Browning sentenced 33-year-old Jorge Ruiz-River to 8 years and six months of incarceration. On Feb. 12, 2026, a Sitka jury convicted Jorge Ruiz-Rivera of three counts of stalking in the first degree and three counts of violation of a protective order. At trial, […]