Alaska Native leaders, as well as state politicians, object that the order undoes years of work with the federal government to establish Denali as the rightful name. “Located on the traditional ...

Its passage means Alaska now officially recognizes 23 Alaska Native languages. The new additions to the list are Cup’ig, Middle Tanana, Lower Tanana and Wetał. Middle and Lower Tanana were ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — North America’s tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King’s life. The four-time winner of the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race operates his kennel and mushing ...

Its Yup'ik name is "Qikertakuq," meaning "island ... as part of a U.S. government effort to assimilate Alaska's Native people. >> I think it was in the 1940s when people from the Bureau of ...

Alaska Native youth are living through a pivotal time ... Towne cited the recent movement to list the king salmon as endangered. “It’s something that needs to be protected, but you shouldn ...

Anchorage will honor the Alaska Native Heritage Center as its first official local landmark. A public ceremony is set for ...

The state’s senators prefer the Native name. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington President Donald J. Trump’s plan to return Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest ...

(RNS) — In his second inauguration address on Monday (Jan. 20), President Donald Trump repeated his customary campaign speech promises to improve the United States’ credibility around the ...

Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages, a Frontline documentary, examines how Indigenous communities in Alaska are fighting for survival in the face of climate change.