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2021 West High School graduate, David Paoli displays his sealskin graduation cap. (Photo courtesy of Ayyu Qassataq)

Anchorage policy shift allows tribal regalia at graduations

Alaska’s largest school district has updated its policy to allow students to wear items expressive of their cultural heritage and identity during graduation.

Byron Nicholai sings and drums at the 2016 Cama-i Dance Festival in Bethel. (Laura Kraegel/KNOM)

New album from Yup’ik artist Byron Nicholai is a mix of emotions and genres

"Ayagnera" was released on March 25. Two days later, it ranked among the top 10 new albums in the worldwide genre on iTunes.

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School students spend their recess in an outdoor space between two Bettye Davis East High School buildings. They've been at the high school since 2021, when they left their own building due to a lack of airflow. (Katie Anastas/Alaska Public Media)

'It’s destroying our cultural mission': Alaska Native charter school struggles after losing its building

The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School moved into the upstairs wing of Bettye Davis East High School after ventilation inspections in 2021.

Fifty-nine-year-old Nicky Myers was mayor of Pilot Station when he died. (Courtesy of Dwayne Myers)

Mayor of Pilot Station dies after falling through Yukon River ice on a snowmachine

Nicky Myers was a mayor, a deacon, a father, a grandfather, a husband, a firefighter and a search-and-rescue member.

Alaska’s isolated wetlands could soon lose their protected status

Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency could determine how much of Alaska’s wetlands are subject to federal regulation under the Clean Water Act.

1/52nd soldiers and National Park Service staff prepare to unpack supplies from a Chinook helicopter at the Kahiltna Glacier base camp in Denali National Park. The camp, at 7,200 feet, is the main staging area for climbers headed up Denali and other major peaks in the area. The 1/52 helps supply the camp as part of a long-standing arrangement with the Park Service. The annual mission helps crews practice flying CH-47F helicopters in mountainous areas, and medics to train for high-altitude rescues. (Photo: U.S. Army)

US Army Chinook helicopters help set up base camp on Denali

The National Park Service establishes that camp and another at the 14,000-foot level as climbers attempt to summit Denali along the West Buttress route, the most popular for climbers.

A man squats next to a border collie-looking dog on a beach

In far out Yakutat, surfers say community is key

There are few places in the world where world-class waves meet unobstructed views of a temperate rainforest. But that’s just a small part of what makes surfing in Yakutat so special.

Marchers wearing Starbucks t-shirts and carrying signs demanding the company stop cutting workers' hours

Starbucks workers drive nationwide surge in union organizing

Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries.

Mike Milligan

Mike Milligan is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election.

Al Gross

Al Gross is a candidate for the 2022 U.S. House special election.

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