New cultural center unveils thousands of Yup’ik artifacts rescued in race against climate change
The items excavated near a Southwest Alaska village highlight Yup'ik ingenuity nearly 500 years old.
The items excavated near a Southwest Alaska village highlight Yup'ik ingenuity nearly 500 years old.
The page had been managed by a non-Native woman, and some Native healers believed it misrepresented the diverse and ongoing practice of traditional medicine.
Several Chilkoot Alaska Natives have started a community discussion on whether non-Native artists should be making Native-style art.
Alaska's day to recognize Native people was signed into law this year.
Alaska's day to recognize Native people was signed into law this year.
Tribal organizations in Ninilchik and Fort Yukon applied with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to put land into trust, adding to other applications pending before the agency.
The remote village in a cash-poor region is running a research repository for ancient artifacts dating to the time before contact with Russians and other outsiders.
The Alaska Center for Documentary Films contains hours of priceless footage from Alaska Native communities. But it faces the threat of time and decay.
Although it was in my possession, this artifact did not belong to me. If possible, I hoped to send the lamp back home.
The Alaska civil rights leader who was crucial to the passage of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act in 1945 will join Sacagawea on a $1 U.S. coin, to be issued in 2020
The Alaska civil rights leader who was crucial to the passage of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act in 1945 will join Sacagawea on a $1 U.S. coin, to be issued in 2020
This Yupik dancing doesn’t happen at a special ceremony or festival. It’s not put on by the school. No one wears beaded headdresses or fancy boots or even qaspeqs. It's just part of life on St. Lawrence Island.
It’s his getaway and his job, a wondrous undersea world that strengthens his spirit and tests his aging body.
Thinning sea ice puts walruses nearly out of reach. The federal government may list walruses as an endangered species. And ivory bans elsewhere are making it hard for walrus-tusk carvers to sell their art.
Professional help is on the way for a rare, repatriated instrument.
Officials expect to open the Ernie Turner Center — Recovery Journey Program on a rural, forested tract northeast of Anchorage next summer.
My mother grew up in a house where her parents spoke Inupiaq to each other. I grew up in a house where only English was used. And because of that, I was excluded.
The Clare Swan Early Head Start Child Care Center was designed with Alaska Native families in mind. There are 72 slots available, and the center had already received more than 90 applications as of Tuesday, CITC said.
Review: Playwright Frank Henry Kaash Katasse explores the lives of modern indigenous people in a world premiere from Perseverance Theatre.
Review: Playwright Frank Henry Kaash Katasse explores the lives of modern indigenous people in a world premiere from Perseverance Theatre.