According to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Alaska Native languages were the second-most common ...

Before she was a Pulitzer-winning poet, Arizona State University professor Natalie Diaz played professional basketball. Around 100 people filed into Harris Hall to listen to Diaz read in an event ...

In addition to Greenland’s vast deposits of critical minerals, including rare earth elements, its significant oil and natural gas reserves, and strategic security-critical Arctic location – assets now ...

After Typhoon Merbok slammed into Western Alaska in 2022, some Yup’ik and Iñupiaq language speakers were confronted with unintelligible translations in federal disaster assistance materials. The ...

NOME, Alaska, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve today celebrates the grand opening of the new Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center. This innovative and newly renovated ...

Alaska Native language expert X̱’unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation at the Alaska State Capitol on Saturday. The award recognizes his work on revitalizing Alaska Native ...

His teacher looked at me. “He said ‘uvlaalautaq.’ It means ‘good morning’ in Inupiaq,” I said with a smile. I was surprised Henning had said the word to his teacher. The day prior, I’d mentioned to ...

Starting an immersion program in an Alaska Native language comes with challenges: An educator often needs to create the curriculum and teaching materials themselves, and they sometimes need to work on ...

The relationship between Akka Mary and her granddaughter, Joanna, is complicated. Joanna was raised by her Akka, along with her daughter, Magnolia who is now missing in Anchorage. Although Joanna grew ...