Dried salmon savored by rural Alaska Natives as part of a subsistence way of life won’t be found among the Spanish tapas, Brazilian steaks, or Southern barbecue served in the restaurants of Jacksonville, Florida. Indeed, the differences between Jacksonville (pop. 821,700) and, say, the Yukon River village of Grayling (pop. 213) couldn’t be more profound. […]
WASHINGTON — Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people across the U.S., highlighting the challenges they have faced, their sacrifices and their contributions. “Native Americans have influenced every stage of America’s development,” […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – NANA is pleased to announce the sale of four Anchorage hotels that it had ownership interest in, effective Nov. 7, 2017. The new owner is JL Properties, an Alaska-based real estate and investment firm. This sale will allow NANA to concentrate further on Alaska’s resource development industries, including the Red Dog Mine, […]
When visiting members of the S’Klallam tribe arrived at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) to take part in the American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month ceremony held on November 17, 2017, it was almost as if they were back on tribal grounds – which in a way they were. Since Naval Hospital Bremerton relocated alongside […]