ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – The National Science Foundation has announced Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program as the recipient of a $3 million research grant through the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. Receiving $600,000 a year over the next five years, ANSEP will use the funding to conduct research aimed at better understanding the […]
Kodiak Wilderness First Aid Course Summer is the season when most island dwellers venture into the outdoors. Whether we’re hiking, fishing, or camping, there’s always a risk of life-threatening mishaps. Remote destinations make it challenging for emergency responders to provide services—if they can even be alerted. You may be the only hope to save your […]
Juneau – Wednesday, the Alaska House of Representatives formally censured Representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla) for offensive, insulting, and unsubstantiated statements that undermine the dignity of the House. The motion to censure Rep. Eastman was made by Rep. Ivy Spohnholz (D-Anchorage). “It is our duty as legislators to set the highest standards of integrity and ethical […]
Juneau, AK (May 9, 2017) – Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) Executive Council has issued a call to action to support the censuring of Representative David Eastman for his racially-charged and misogynistic comments that suggest women from rural Alaska “try to get pregnant so they can have […]