In some of Alaska’s remotest areas this Thanksgiving, there’s a different kind of bird in the sky – a frozen turkey dropped for residents unable to pick up their own for their holiday table.
At the Alaska Federation of Natives convention new resolutions vow to “protect, defend, and enhance Alaska Native subsistence rights and practices for the benefit of future generations.' Resolution ...
ANCHORAGE —On Oct. 16, 2024, the day before the recent Alaska Federation of Natives convention, several dozen people attended a public workshop on Alaska Native subsistence, or traditional ...
With Alaska’s Congressional race officially in the air, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back at work as the first — and perhaps last, at least for now — Alaska Native lawmaker on Capitol Hill. “The ...
U.S. News Insider Tip: Be sure to allow plenty of time for visiting each of the village sites surrounding the center's Lake Tiulana, and stop to talk with the Alaska Native youth at each.
Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), far left, is seen with supporters on the campaign trail in Alaska. Photo: Mary Peltola In 2022, Mary Peltola made history as the first Alaska Native and the first woman to ...
A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections.
Alaska native Esther Keim is now in her third straight year of the Alaska Turkey Bomb, a service in which she drops frozen turkeys from a small plane to remote areas of the south-central part of ...
Alaska’s Native communities and Israel’s war-affected ... On our first day in Palmer, we encountered hate graffiti reading “FREE PALESTINE” scrawled on a small pedestrian bridge.
National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November. It is a time to celebrate the traditions, languages and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and ...