Tag: Alaska Native
Young Misses Budget Vote for Charity Fishing Trip
Congressman Don Young was the only Republican, and one of only eight House members, who missed last night's vote in Washington on the GOP plan to balance the federal budget.
‘Gang of Six’ May Break Through Debt Ceiling Stalemate
Congress appears to have a break-through in its negotiations over coming up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling and chip away at the national deficit.
Website Preserves Native Place Names, Languages
“Bristol Bay Online” is a website created by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation to preserve the native place names of Southwest Alaska.
Alaska News Nightly: July 19, 2011
‘Gang of Six’ May Break Through Debt Ceiling Stalemate, Legislative Hearing Targets Government Waste, BP Continues Cleanup of Lisburne Drill Site Spill, 2012 Kuskokwim 300 Race Could be Called Off, and more...
Rep. Young Missing from Washington as Congress Nears Debt Limit Deadline
Some members of Congress are calling this week a make-it-or break it historical moment, as they debate raising the nation’s debt limit and shrinking the actual debt. But Alaska’s Representative Don Young is not participating in the work in Washington D.C., instead he’s up in Alaska for the week.
Alaska News Nightly: July 18, 2011
Rep. Young Missing from Washington as Congress Nears Debt Limit Deadline, Two Fort Wainwright-based Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, BP Cleaning Up Oil Spill on North Slope, Convicted Poacher Sentenced on Probation Violation, and more...
Indian Affairs Committee Investigating Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Rates
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing Thursday looking at the issue of the staggering rates of domestic violence and sexual assault perpetrated against Native women.
Alaska News Nightly: July 15, 2011
Maniilaq Association Lays Off Unspecified Number of Employees, Rachelle Waterman Sentenced to Three Years, Indian Affairs Committee Investigating Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Rates, Mat-Su Mayor Surprised by Anchorage’s Suit Against Knik Arm Crossing, and more...
Potentially Presidential Chair on Display in McGrath
In a small museum in McGrath, among a plethora of gold rush and Alaska Native memorabilia sits a rocking chair fit for a President.
Alaska News Nightly: July 13, 2011
Groups Accept Settlement over Endangered Species Suit, Alaska Congressional Delegation Split on ‘Doomsday Scenario’ of National Debt Default, Five Escape Sinking Fishing Vessel near Valdez, NPR-A and Sealaska Lands Bills Up for Vote in DC, and more...
UAF Teams-Up to Research Native Childhood Obesity Prevention
A research project aimed at developing childhood obesity prevention strategies in Native communities is getting off the ground at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Alaska News Nightly: July 8, 2011
Alaska Congressional Delegation Not Included in Budget Talks, Murkowski Voices Concerns over EPA and BOEMRE, Anchorage Files Lawsuit Over Knik Bridge Project, Northern Waters Task Force Meets This Week, and more...
Sea Otters Tagged for Population Study
Add sea otters to the list of critters transmitting radio signals in Southeast Alaska. Researchers recently captured and tagged the marine mammals north of Petersburg.
Alaska News Nightly: July 7, 2011
Alaska Senators Back ‘Pilot’s Bill of Rights', ‘Bullet Line’ May Disrupt Plans for Cook Inlet Drilling, Sea Otters Tagged for Population Study, New Statistics Show Unemployment Rates are Higher for Veterans, and more...
New Program Launched to Help Alaska Natives Protect Lands
The Alaska Conservation Foundation is launching a new program aimed at helping Alaska Natives protect their lands.
Alaska News Nightly: June 16, 2011
House Votes to Bar FDA Approval of ‘Frankenfish’, Congressional Delegates Divided on Likelihood of Gas Pipeline, UAA Professor Urges Better Management of Oil Reserves, Annual Finances Released by Congressional Delegates, and more...
13 Indigenous Grandmothers: Healing the Spirit from the Light Within
This week's Addressing Alaskans features presentations given by local Alaska native leaders, Rita Blumenstein, Rosemary Ahtuangaruak and Larry Merculieff at the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers gathering.
Dillingham School Kids Hunt Wild Bird Eggs
Some Dillingham schools kids spent the year learning Math through the lens of Yup’ik culture. And they used one of the last days of school to carry out an Alaska Native Tradition they learned about – wild bird egg hunting. KDLG's Daysha Eaton went along for the hunt, and has this snapshot of the day.
Sealaska Debate Heats Up in DC
Congressman Don Young is known for his hot temper, but at a hearing Thursday on the Sealaska Lands Bill, his words were directed at a visiting Alaskan.
The controversial bill would let the Sealaska Native Corporation select lands from within the Tongass National Forest in Southeast.
Anchorage Police Arrest Two for Assaulting Alaska Native
The Anchorage police, working the FBI, have arrested two suspects who apparently assaulted a man for no reason other than he was Alaska...