Alaska Holds Global Gathering on Sewer and Water Issues
Alaska Holds Global Gathering on Sewer and Water Issues By Johanna Eurich, KYUK Experts from around the world are gathering in Anchorage this week to talk about providing healthy water and sewer...
View ArticleSaxman Rally Supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Saxman Rally Supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe By Maria Dudzak,KRBB A peaceful gathering took place Monday afternoon in Saxman in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to protest the Dakota...
View ArticleLKSD Gets Language Proficiency Grant; Nanwalek School Converts Garage to...
LKSD Gets Language Proficiency Grant By Charles Enoch The Lower Kuskokwim School District received a $1-point-5 million dollar grant from the US Dept. of Education to enhance language proficiency for...
View ArticleYakutat Man is One of ‘The Magnificent Seven’; White House to Host 2016...
By Daysha Eaton, KBBI Sept. 26, 2016 Yakutat Man is One of ‘The Magnificent Seven’ By Scott Burton, KTOO Martin Sensmeier, a 32-year-old actor from Yakutat, is co-starring in a major motion picture,...
View ArticleKNBA News - Tribes honor President Obama at 8th White House Tribal Summit
At the 8 th annual White House Tribal Nations Conference, Byron Nicholai, of Toksook Bay, sang while Brian Cladoosby, President of the National Congress of American Indians and Chairman of the...
View ArticleKNBA AFN Broadcast 2016
Please visit our website at www.afnconvention.com for all the details! On October 20, 21 & 22, 2016 KNBA News and Native Voice One produced the live broadcast of the Alaska Federation of Natives...
View ArticleExpansion into garage/shop eases overcrowding of Nanwalek school
By Daysha Eaton, KBBI - Homer Audio File Edit | Remove Oct. 3, 2016 - Nanwalek School is getting some relief from overcrowding after a garage/shop area was converted into a new classroom over the...
View ArticlePermanent Fund Dividend lawsuit put on fast track
By The Associated Press OCt. 3, 2016 - The two sides in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Bill Walker's cut to the dividend that Alaskans receive from the state's oil wealth nest-egg are seeking a speedy...
View ArticleTop agenda item at Bethel meeting is deciding who runs the Association of...
By The Associated Press Oct. 3, 2016 - A leadership dispute is expected to be continued at a 3-day conference of the Association of Village Council Presidents kicking off in Bethel Tuesday, Oct. 4,...
View ArticleKNBA - Six Alaska tribal health facilities to add legal aid to patient services
Oct. 6, 2016 By Joaqlin Estus, KNBA Hospitals typically are not in the business of providing legal aid to patients, but several tribal health facilities in Alaska are going to start doing just that....
View ArticlePFD checks being deposited, mailed
Oct. 6, 2016 Mat-Su Republican introduces bill to double dividend amount by Joaqlin Estus and The Associated Press Permanent Fund Dividends of $1,022 started going out to each eligible Alaskan Thursday...
View ArticleBallot Initiative One would automatically register voters who apply for PFDs
Based on a story by Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media Next Tuesday, Alaskans will vote on Ballot Initiative One, which would automatically register eligible individuals to vote when they apply for a...
View ArticleKNBA News - Alaskans travel to support Standing Rock Sioux in fight to...
By Joaqlin Estus, KNBA A handful of Alaskans this week are heading to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota. They’re joining thousands of Native Americans who have gathered there in...
View ArticleGun in Saturday shootout with police linked to five homicides
The gun used in a shootout at 5 th Avenue and Cordova early Saturday is the same one used in five homicides this year, according to an Anchorage Police Department press release. Police say 40-year-old...
View ArticleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers calls a halt to construction on Dakota Access...
After months of camping out, more than 500 arrests, and harsh encounters with law enforcement, tribes celebrate By Joaqlin Estus Sunday thousands of people celebrated at camps in North Dakota, calling...
View ArticleYoung Media Makers
Young Media Makers Koahnic Broadcast Corporation set up shop at the Elders and Youth Conference during The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention October 16 - 23, 2016. This project was a dynamic...
View ArticleNational and Alaska tribal health leader Sally Smith dies
By Joaqlin Estus, KNBA A Yup’ik woman from the Bristol Bay region known as one of the people who created the Alaska tribal health system and a savvy national advocate died Tuesday [Jan. 10]. For nearly...
View ArticleAlaska Native charter school teacher named a finalist for state teacher award
The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School recently learned one of its teachers is a finalist for the 2019 Alaska Teacher of the Year. Middle school teacher Danielle Riha is the first finalist for the...
View ArticleNative tribes at southern border propose indigenous visa
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-135004909-1'); As lawmakers debate U.S. immigration policy, that may or...
View ArticleArial footage shows extent of McHugh fire
Here's a link to some arial footage of the McHugh fire with narration from a firefighter's perspective. It shows the setting of the fire amid steep mountains near Cook Inlet, its location and size, as...
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