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In Red Devil, an old mine's pollution is not enough to doubt Donlin’s promise
This is a three-part series reported from a village of 20 people on the Upper Kuskokwim River that stands to gain the most from the proposed Donlin Mine. Many villages in the region are conflicted ...
USA Today1y
Adventure awaits in Alaska at Denali National Park and Preserve. Here’s what to expect.
Denali and its surrounding areas are the ancestral homelands of the Dena’ina, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Upper Kuskokwim, and Western Ahtna. “Each group has their own language and traditions ...
The New York Times3y
Need a Big Mac Out on the Tundra? There’s an App (and a Plane) for That.
He was set to fly those essentials to the Upper Kuskokwim region, more than 200 miles away. But also on board was perhaps the most eagerly anticipated cargo: two DoorDash orders. One was steak ...
NPR9mon
Deb Haaland's push to protect Indigenous people disappoints some Native leaders
The tiny community of about 500 people live nestled on the banks of the upper Kuskokwim River. The Not Invisible Act Commission identified lots of reasons why Indigenous people in places like ...
Alaska Dispatch News2y
Citizen observers in Alaska river communities help scientists predict spring breakup flooding
Angela Hayden, a teacher in Sleetmute, a small village along the upper Kuskokwim, has been taking her students down to the river weekly since January to measure ice thickness. “It’s been super ...
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Winter Weather Warnings in 6 States as 30 Inches of Snow to Hit
North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range and Upper Kuskokwim Valley. Between six and 12 inches was possible in Montana's Little Belt and Highwood Mountains, with between six and 10 inches possible ...
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Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what to call North America’s highest mountain
Athabascans to the north and west of the range referred to “the high one” with varying names, including Deenalee in the Koyukon language, Denaze in Upper Kuskokwim and Denadhe in Tanana ...