Rhonda McBride, KNBA - Anchorage
American Bar Association features panel of prominent Native women lawyers
As part of Native American Heritage Month, the American Bar Association asked Native women to discuss how they became lawyers and trailblazers.
‘I think it’s wrong’: Alaska ACLU seeks accountability for state inmate deaths
At a recent fundraiser, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska again called attention to the high death rates in Alaska prisons.
Sitka elder calls on Haaland to investigate deaths of Alaska Native children at Outside institutions
Bob Sam asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for a full accounting of what happened to Alaska Native children who were sent to schools out of state.
Haaland leads historic day of healing at totem raising for Alaska boarding school survivors
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland helped to raise a healing totem pole in Anchorage, the nation's first dedicated to boarding school survivors.
‘They have a loyalty’: AFN photos capture generations of Alaska Natives’ military service
An exhibit opened Wednesday night at the Dena’ina Center that looks at the work of Bill Hess, and his 40 years of photographing Alaska Native veterans.
Protecting subsistence rights and investigating prison deaths are among this year’s AFN draft resolutions
AFN delegates will consider about 30 proposed resolutions at the federation's annual convention, set to begin Thursday in Anchorage.
Alaska Federation of Natives joins feds’ suit against state over rural subsistence priority
AFN has been allowed to intervene in the lawsuit against the state, which claims its management of Kuskokwim River fishing violates federal law.
AFN convention launches Oct. 18 with exhibit honoring veterans
The 2023 Alaska Federation of Natives convention, preceded by the Elders and Youth Conference, will start in Anchorage in less than two weeks.
Racial disparities persist in Alaska’s prisons
Alaska Natives make up 40% of the inmates in Alaska prisons, yet are only 14% of the state’s population.
U.S. attorney general announces $22M to help tribes respond to crime and support victims
The U.S. attorney general says he came to Alaska mainly to listen, but also to give tribes what they’ve wanted for a long time: funding to help build a strong foundation for delivering tribal justice.
Alaska’s regional Native corporations seek to expand federal influence
TJ Presley, the corporations' first government affairs director, says his job reflects a growing need to educate federal policy makers about them.
Alaskans assess impact of U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
Alaskans on the forefront of diversity initiatives have been taking stock following the high court's 6-3 decision last month.
HAPPP, Alaska’s first housing trust, has its work cut out
Housing Alaskans: A Public-Private Partnership is working to counter Alaska's lagging home construction and shrinking rental market.
Alaska Natives celebrate U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act
With the Court’s decision to back the right of tribes to oversee child custody cases came a collective sigh of relief among Alaska Native leaders.
Remembering Joe Senungetuk, a practitioner in the art of resistance
The Inupiaq artist, who died on May 31, leaves behind many contemporary art fans who loved his carvings, sculptures, and paintings.
‘A real Alaska Native character’: Writer reflects on ‘Alaska Daily’ cancellation
Vera Starbard says she's proud of Alaska Native reporter Roz Friendly's prominent role in the ABC show, which is ending after one season.
A formline salmon Alaska Airlines plane makes its inaugural flight
The Boeing 737, bearing a design by artist Crystal Worl depicting the salmon's life cycle, is named Xáat Kwáani, or Salmon People.
2 major tribal groups’ departure from AFN raises questions about its future
Two regional tribal organizations have each cited different reasons for parting company with the Alaska Federation of Natives.
Former state trooper found dead on hunting trip near Cordova
Troopers say a pilot scheduled to pick up 44-year-old Alex Arduser on Egg Island found his partially submerged body Tuesday.
Native language spelling bee inspires students to learn
The Yup’ik spelling bee, held in Anchorage, is still going strong and now incorporates Inupiaq — two Alaska Native languages in a fight for survival.