This Day in Alaska History-January 13th, 1946
Marvel Comics Introduces Indigenous Superhero
WASHINGTON —She’s young, has super powers and is indigenous! This week, a new superhero makes her debut in Marvel Comics’ Champion series: Amka Aliyak, alias Snowguard, an Inuit teenager who hails from the town of Pangnirtung, in Nunavut, one of the four regions that comprise the homeland for the Inuit population of Canada. She debuted in Champion’s […]
Trump Lawyer Tries to Block Publication of Insider Book on White House
WHITE HOUSE — A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump sought Thursday to block publication next week of a book recounting insider recollections of Trump’s chaotic first year in the White House, contending that it is defamatory and libelous. Attorney Charles Harder demanded in a letter to author Michael Wolff and his publisher, Henry Holt and […]
Volume Two of Chinook News Now Available
(Juneau) — Recognizing the keen interest Alaskans have in Chinook (king) salmon research being conducted throughout the state, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has released volume two of Chinook News, a newspaper intended to inform the public of work conducted in 2014 on the Chinook Salmon Research Initiative. The Winter 2015 edition […]