Humans living in Northwest Alaska have for the past five millennia had to face and overcome challenges to their way of life and to life itself. Eking out a living in a region which can be iced over for as much as nine months of the year requires discipline, imagination, and determination. The Inupiat people dwelling there […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is booming with construction and development is well underway this summer. One hundred million dollars in airfield construction is already underway. Investments are also being made by the airport’s tenants. Alaska Airlines is nearing completion of their $40 million dollar hangar and today the airport […]
Juneau, AK (July 18, 2018) – Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) has been awarded $66,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through its Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (NANH) grants program. The grant funds will be used to complete a storage assessment and improve […]
JUNEAU – The Federal Highway Administration and Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facility signed the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cooper Landing Bypass on the Sterling Highway, which concludes an EIS process that has taken longer than any other in the history of the Federal Highway Administration. This signing allows the State […]