This Day in Alaska History-September 7th, 1915
Why US Army Helicopters Are Named After Native Americans
All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Apache. Lakota. Chinook. Iroquois. These are not only Native American tribes that once fought for their land against the U.S. military. They are also the names of U.S. Army helicopters. The convention of naming choppers after America’s Indigenous people is believed […]
The Mellon Foundation Awards $1.7M to the Indigenous Place Names Project
Anchorage, AK – The Indigenous Place Names Project, a community effort to amplify the identity of the Dena’ina Athabaskans of Anchorage, will continue recognizing culturally significant sites with a new grant from the Mellon Foundation. Grant funding comes through the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, a commitment to transform the nation’s commemorative landscape by supporting public […]
DoJ Concludes Kodiak Drug Investigation with 13 Convictions
U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Wednesday the end of the drug investigation and subsequent sentencing of 13 individuals convicted on drug and other charges in Kodiak. The investigation, spurred by the public outrage in the community of Kodiak over the rampant drug dealing and use in 2016, was taken up by the Coast Guard […]