This Day in Alaskan History-June 14th, 1944
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 High-Speed Internet Grant to Hoonah Indian Association
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, the Hoonah Indian Association was awarded $500,000 from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). The program is run by the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. Hoonah Indian Association is one of ten tribes receiving funding totaling nearly $5 million as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity […]
Lawmakers Demand Resolution to ‘Existential Crisis’ Faced by Coastal Communities in Wake of New Ferry Cuts
ANCHORAGE – Wednesday, several lawmakers who represent coastal communities urged the Dunleavy Administration to fulfill the Alaska Department of Transportation’s mission statement to “Keep Alaska moving through service and infrastructure” by promptly getting two essential Alaska Marine Highway System vessels back into operation. DOT recently made an announcement that M/V Leconte and Malaspina would be […]
Second Phase of Epigenetics Study to Commence in Hoonah
Research to focus on Hoonah residents Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) and Hoonah Indian Association (HIA) will begin the second phase of a collaborative genetics study next week that explores how historical trauma associated with European colonization may have changed the DNA of Native people. The study, Epigenomic Effects of European Colonization on Alaska Native Peoples by the […]