KETCHIKAN – The University of Alaska Southeast Maritime Training Center (MTC) based in Ketchikan recently acquired a new vehicle, funded partially by a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation. With its special promotional graphics promoting the work of the center, “The new truck provides the needed transportation for Maritime faculty, staff and equipment and also increases […]
The award recognizes ANHC’s impact in promoting an understanding, respect and appreciation of Alaska Native cultures ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In recognition of its commitment to sustaining Alaska Native cultures, the Alaska Native Heritage Center is awarded the Museum Institutional Excellence Award as part of the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums’ 2023 International Guardians of Culture and Lifeways […]
JUNEAU, AK –The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) announced it will be expanding the Generations Southeast Community Learning Center (Generations Southeast) to include an education campus in Klawock. Through a long-term lease agreement with the City of Klawock, Tlingit & Haida will assume all operations […]
In a recent paper, scientists wrote that a small population of polar bears living off Greenland and Arctic Canada increased by 1.6 times when they compared the numbers from the 1990s to 2013 and 2014. They concluded that lighter sea ice might have benefitted the animals. That’s because sunshine penetrates thinner ice better, which stimulates […]