(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) On November 15, 2018, an Anchorage jury found Phillip Eugene Bigham guilty of seven counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree. The jury also convicted Bigham, 50, of solicitation and attempted escape in the fourth degree. Bigham worked as a Juvenile Justice Officer at the McLaughlin Youth Center, […]
Just four months after releasing their first music video, Ix̱six̱án, Ax̱ Ḵwáan, seven Alaska Native youth from Southeast Alaska will debut their most recent music video, Zibit, at Tlingit & Haida’s Celebrating Our Ways of Life event tomorrow evening (November 16, 2018) at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau, Alaska. The first music video released […]
Anchorage – Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) will be honored Tuesday in Washington D.C. by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a legislative career working on behalf of Alaska’s foster youth. Rep. Gara was nominated for a 2018 Adoption Excellence Award by long-time Alaska foster youth advocate Amanda Metivier, who founded the foster […]
Leading the Way Native youth are engaged, resilient, and strong. Some are taking on leadership roles and participating in their youth councils. Others are forming their own youth groups or independent organizations to address issues they see. For those young people who are stepping up to plan and lead health and wellness events, […]