[content id=”79272″] ANCHORAGE, AK – Every year, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. Nita Yuurliq Rearden Culture Bearer The Culture Bearer award goes to Nita Yuurliq Rearden. Nita brings her cultural knowledge with her in every activity she does in her everyday […]
[content id=”79272″] ANCHORAGE, AK – Every year, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. The Citizen of the Year Award recognizes the contributions of a Native person who has demonstrated strong commitment, dedication, and service to the Alaska Native community and to rural […]
Amazon, which has reported $10.3 billion in recent federal contracts, paid CEO Andy Jassy 6,474 times more than it paid its median worker last year. As ordinary workers across the United States watched inflation eat away at modest wage gains in 2021, many corporations—including firms contracting with the federal government—used record-shattering profits to lavish their CEOs […]
Nome, Alaska – The 2022 special awards given to mushers during and after Iditarod 50 were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome on Sunday, March 20. The awards, in their entirety, are listed below; Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Alaska Award The Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Alaska Award […]