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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

A group of native dancers perform in front of a crowd.
Dancers of The Lower Yukon Drummers and Dancers group perform at Quyana Night in Anchorage on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media.)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska Federation of Natives member tribes consider how to move forward as a unified group. Plus, Alaska's Chief Medical Officer is urging people to get the flu vaccine. And, without local venues, Petersburg musicians climb inside a wooden boat to play their tunes.

Reports tonight from:

Rachel Cassandra, Wesley Early, Kavitha George and Emily Schwing in Anchorage

Brian Venua in Kodiak

Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early , with audio engineering from Chris Hyde  and producing from Tim Rockey.

Tim Rockey was the producer of Alaska News Nightly from March 2023 till Aug 2025