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Can Indigenous subsistence rights still be protected in Alaska?
As the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act approaches, the question still remains: What can be done to protect subsistence rights today?
Anchorage Assembly approves emergency mask mandate
The order approved by the Aassembly takes effect immediately. It mandates that people wear masks in indoor public places and in communal spaces. Those exempted from the masking rules include children under age of 5, people in police custody, people participating in sports, people at church and Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration.
Mayor Bronson fires chief equity officer without approval from Anchorage Assembly
The Municipality of Anchorage’s chief equity officer was let go by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Thursday, and he believes he was fired illegally.
TikTok fans flock to Sitka’s Raptor Center
The format — short videos, catchy music — is a palatable package for educational content, says Richard Hart with the Alaska Raptor Rehabilitation Center.
2 members of Anchorage mayor’s administration test positive for COVID, canceling Friday’s meeting
Assembly leadership said in a statement late Friday afternoon that two members of Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration have COVID-19, and Assembly members at Thursday’s meeting came in “really close contact” with them.
Inside an ambitious family farm in Alaska | INDIE ALASKA
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Bryce Wrigley asked himself one question after seeing the news in 2005 of Hurricane Katrina, what if this happened in Alaska? He saw how...
Help us tell the stories of the Alaskans we’ve lost to COVID-19
More than 550 Alaskans have died due to the coronavirus. Help us tell their stories.
Discord over masks escalates with arrests, Holocaust comparisons at the Anchorage Assembly
Several people were arrested at an Anchorage Assembly meeting on Wednesday night, including one man who was armed, during heated testimony over a proposed mask mandate.
As critics question CDC’s booster decision, Alaska providers welcome added protection amid nation’s worst COVID surge
While the CDC's decision to allow boosters for at-risk workers set off criticism from some, Alaska providers said it fit with the demands and risks they’re taking on in the middle of the nation’s most intense, delta variant-driven surge.
Tribal and environmental advocates celebrate the first water flow down the Eklutna River in decades
For more than 60 years, the Eklutna River north of Anchorage had been dammed up, stifling the salmon runs that fed generations of Dena'ina people in the area.
The lower dam on the river was removed in 2018, and earlier this month, tribal and environmental advocates witnessed the first water to flow down the river in decades.
Alaska Native graduate program aims to elevate Indigenous knowledge in fisheries research
It's called Tamamta, a Yup'ik and Sugpiaq word that means "all of us" or "we", and it's part of UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
Inside of Alaska Native Medical Center’s ICU, doctors and nurses fight to keep COVID patients alive
Nurses at ANMC say aside from long hours and the emotional toll of seeing Alaskans dying from the coronavirus, they’re also dealing with people doubting their intentions.
Anchorage’s early snow unofficial but pleasing to zoo’s polar bears, otters
Snow blanketed parts of Alaska’s largest city Tuesday morning, as Anchorage saw an early, though unofficial, first snowfall of the season. It's technically unofficial because none was reported at the National Weather Service’s official measuring spot on the city’s west side.
Faced with dozens of open jobs, Lower Kuskokwim schools look outside the U.S. for teachers
This year was the first time the Lower Kuskokwim School District recruited and hired teachers from outside of the United States. It had dozens of open jobs in the months leading up to the school year, and the pandemic made a tough hiring market even more difficult.
JBER declares public health emergency amid COVID surge
The declaration will remain in effect for 30 days, but could be shortened or extended based on cases and community transmission of COVID-19.
Oxygen, intubation, regret: Alaska ICU doctor provides a glimpse behind the walls
Dr. Leslie Gonsette says she feels like she's living in two worlds.
Bethel doctor advises residents to avoid physical risks as hospital beds grow scarce
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges says if Alaskans get hurt, they might not be able to receive adequate health care as surging COVID-19 cases destabilize the state's health care system.
Watching patients die of COVID-19 is taking a toll on Alaska’s hospital workers
Doctors, nurses and technicians who are treating the sickest patients in Anchorage say public apathy and denial of COVID-19 is stretching their empathy and professionalism.
Anchorage mayor says he won’t require COVID-19 vaccines, pushing back against Biden mandate
Bronson said that the municipality, which has more than 100 employees, would not follow the president’s mandate and that he would not require Anchorage businesses to follow it either.
Anchorage School Board adds name of pioneering Black educator to Fairview Elementary
The Anchorage School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to commemorate the district’s first Black teacher and principal by adding her name to her community‘s elementary school.