Alaska’s weird, warm fall: a boon for farmers, but ‘really scary’ for people who depend on Arctic ice
Record-breaking October weather in much of Alaska has meant ice-free Arctic communities and fresh fruit and foliage in Southcentral.
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AFN makes dire call to fight opioid abuse and sex assault
The Alaska Federation of Natives, as its convention came to a close Saturday, passed resolutions calling for stronger laws.
The Anchorage Museum wants to know who the people are in these photographs
AFN attendees help the Anchorage Museum indentify photographs
2020 Census to start in Alaska village of Toksook Bay
The village of 700 will be the first of more than 200 Alaska villages counted, and the first in the U.S.
AFN award winners include woman trying to fight drugs in villages with sniffer dogs
Carl Marrs, the former chief executive of CIRI, won the 2018 Citizen of the Year Award. Three people won awards for efforts supporting Alaska Native women and children.
Sexual assault gets urgent attention at AFN convention
The state's largest Native organization is focused on reducing high rates of sexual assault against Alaska Native women, including seeking a review of the justice system's treatment of victims.
52nd annual AFN convention will seek innovative solutions to disruptions like climate change
The organization and its convention were rooted in politics during the first year in 1966. That hasn't changed, though it's grown to become a giant spectacle showcasing the Alaska Native culture.
Mountain Village officer honored for work with Alaska Native women and children
Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to present the award Thursday to Mountain Village Officer Anna Bill at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage.
Valerie Davidson, Alaska’s new lieutenant governor, has a long history fighting for Native issues
The Yup'ik woman from a Southwest Alaska village has fought for social and health improvements for Alaska Natives for decades.
Candidates for Alaska governor outline public safety plans in Bethel forum
The campaigns presented solutions after delegates attending the Association of Village Council Presidents' annual convention last week voted that public safety is the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region's top issue.
‘Respect’ a theme as Elders and Youth Conference launches convention week for Alaska Federation of Natives
The statewide event joins older generations who fought for civil rights and built today’s Native institutions with young people still struggling against social woes including high rates of suicide and sexual assault.
Elders and Youth Conference speakers gave back to their communities
The conference's keynote speakers are a 92-year-old who fought for social justice on the North Slope, and a 20-year-old Athabascan who's already second chief of his village.
As sea ice melts, agency says harm to walruses not proven
How well walruses cope with less sea ice is at the heart of a legal fight over whether walruses should be listed as a threatened species, giving them an added protection against human encroachments.
Oil flowing from Alaska federal reserve means big money for North Slope communities
Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Wainwright and Utqiagvik as well as the North Slope Borough are eligible for the NPR-A Impact Mitigation Grant Program.
'You basically need sunscreen’: New airport beacon is keeping people awake in Aniak
The state installed the new beacon as part of a runway construction project needed to meet federal aviation requirements.
Utqiagvik mourns hunters killed as they towed whale home
A relative said crew member Ron Ron Kanayurak and whaling Capt. Roxy Oyagak Jr., both of Utqiagvik, died in Sunday's accident.
Man dies in Southwest Alaska after boat slams river bank
Igatius Mike, 54, was not wearing a life vest, Troopers said.
Ballot measure banning alcohol sales fails in Bethel
Unofficial election results show about 53 percent of Bethel voters voted against the ban on Tuesday, KYUK-AM reported.
A second woman comes forward to say she was raped in Nome without consequence
She is 21 years old. She says he wasn't the first man to rape her and get away with it.
Kodiak Island school needs 3 more students or must close
The school in the Alaska Native village of Karluk, population about 40, needs at least 10 students to stay open or will lose state funding.