(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – On November 13, 2022, the Alaska Office of Elder Fraud & Assistance won a $1.47M judgment against Defendants James Vernon and Carla Sigler, formerly of Yakutat, now living in Bosque County, Texas, for the financial exploitation of Yakutat resident Neva Ogle. The Siglers took $700K in funds from Mrs. Ogle over the […]
Date: December 2, 2021 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Location: Facebook Live Join us on Facebook this Thursday at 5 PM (AKST) for our next Elders Talking Circle with Nancy Douglas and Kitty Eddy! Elders will be making infusion ornaments. The talking circle will be led by Tlingit & Haida employees Will Kronick and Ann […]
With a $56,462 grant from the National Science Foundation (award #1360839), the Alutiiq Museum will extend its Naken–Natmen (Where From–Where To) language project for an additional year. First funded in 2014, the multi-year project improved access to Alutiiq language resources by developing an online archive of Alutiiq recordings, creating an Alutiiq speaker registry, and planning […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Thursday passed a bill establishing Katie John Day on May 31 of each year. “Katie John was an icon who devoted her life to convincing the public of the cultural importance of traditional fishing in her ancestral homeland,” said Representative Neal Foster, D-Nome, sponsor of the House companion bill. […]