$300 million for shareholders is Native corporation’s contribution


The Congressional Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, chaired by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.,

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Wildlife trooper heads to Marshall to investigate fishermen

A state wildlife trooper is headed to the village of Marshall to investigate subsistence fishermen who said they fished during a closed period in an act of civil disobedience.

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Entrepreneurs do business on upward Slope

Lela Ahgook, 68, is going on her second year running Lela’s Store, a little shop that sells diapers, microwave food, snacks and “every little thing that is needed” in Anaktuvuk Pass.

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Civil disobedience on the Yukon; Marshall fishermen ignore closure

In an act of civil disobedience, fishermen in six boats left the village of Marshall on Friday to go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River, though fishing was closed, said one of the protestors.

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Driven Lane makes hardwood history

Point Hope girls player
At the start of each season, Point Hope girls basketball coach Rex Rock Jr. talks to his team about the possibility of playing beyond high school. College ball isn’t for everybody, he warns them, but if they are willing to put in the work, then he would help make it happen.

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Cable guys to speed up rural communication

Those GCI ads on TV about snail Internet aren’t so funny in Bush Alaska.

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Help arrives for Alaskans’ flood recovery

William Koontz and other officials with the Small Business Administration sensed getting the word out and the work done to help Alaskans hurt by spring flooding could be a little different because of location.

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New fishery panel aims to hear rural voices

Acknowledging that a “cultural and communication gap” exists with rural Alaskans, federal managers for North Pacific fisheries have created a committee to take input from Alaska Native communities.  

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Free lunches to fill kids' stomachs in villages

With requests for help on the rise, a food bank expects to provide thousands of free lunches in rural Alaska this summer.

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Letter: Yukon fishermen suffer, pollock industry goes unpunished

“Until further notice.” 

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Senators to take climate tour of Alaska

To see first-hand the impacts of climate change on America’s only Arctic state, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is attracting a number of senators to Alaska this August, a news release says.

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Village’s hard-to-find food is her business

Sharon Thompson, a Fairbanks resident originally from Kaktovik, has started a business shipping everything from meatballs to birthday cakes to the village, much to the delight of those who can’t make it to the city for an important item.

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Barrow votes for Harcharek

Mayor pro tem Bob Harcharek was voted mayor of Barrow by special election, leading the group of five candidates with 281 votes.

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Money for sewer, water evaporates

Villages that never had running water may have to wait longer for service — a growing gap in federal aid is challenging the state’s ability to provide safe water and wastewater systems.   

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Legends of street ball come to play in Kotzebue

For the last decade the And-1 Mixed Tape Tour took the basketball world by storm and put street ball on the map. The exhibition traveling show went town to town featuring players labeled as street ball legends, including Skip 2 My Lou, also known as Rafer Alston of the Orlando Magic.

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School District narrows to three candidates

The North Slope Borough School Board has announced its three candidates for North Slope Borough School District superintendent. The board is seeking a new superintendent following the resignation of Trent Blankenship, who held the post since 2005.

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Selawik agrees to pay $250,000 utility debt

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative won’t cut the power in the village of Selawik.

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Free heating fuel finally headed to villages

Millions of dollars worth of free heating fuel, courtesy of the Venezuelan government, is finally headed to Alaska villages.

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Tribes seek changes in ANCSA

A tribal advocacy group wants to create a land base for Alaska tribes, possibly by taking it from village corporations.

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Rural Alaska gets voice in NPFMC committee

Amid accusations that Western Alaska residents don’t have enough input into federal fishery decisions, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has created an advisory committee on Alaska Native and rural issues, according to the council’s latest newsletter. 

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Utility to Selawik: Pay $250,000 or lose power

The power company for Selawik is threatening to cut off the electricity if the city government there doesn’t cough up $80,000 by the end of today, June 15.

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Groups without a voice need seats on federal fish council

(Editor’s note: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in an effort to reduce the amount of king salmon taken by the pollock fishing fleet, recently approved an incentive-based plan that will allow the fleet to catch up to 60,000 king salmon a year without penalty.

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Web site is watchdog for environmental change in rural Alaska

Fish with strange spots. Sinkholes in the tundra. Crumbling river banks.

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Flood damage to public facilities tops $7 million -- 90 homes suffered 'major damage' or destroyed

At least $7.2 million will likely be needed to repair the roads, airports and other public facilities damaged by recent flooding in several rural Alaska villages, according to a preliminary report from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

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Point Hope’s Rock set to play for UAA

Even in eighth grade, Ryan Rock saw his future. He wrote about it in a speech in which he outlined his plans in basketball and beyond.

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They write from their genes

Cathy Tagnak Rexford and Dg Nanouk Okpik are two Inupiaq poets featured in the new anthology “Effigies.” The collection highlights emerging indigenous poets from the Pacific Rim, poets who, according to editor Allison Coke, “unleash beauty upon the ever-tragic world.”

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State listens while Yukon River people wait

I traveled to Mountain Village and Emmonak on Saturday to listen to concerns raised by the village community members regarding the upcoming summer fishing season and how restrictions are going to be implemented on the chinook salmon, the stable and food for many families on the Yukon River.

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Saying food is in short supply, fishermen talk of flouting rules

Fishermen on the lower Yukon River will get the king salmon they need to feed their families, even if it means getting a ticket or going to jail, two Native leaders said.

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[Video] Camai 2009 Dancers

 

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[VIDEO]Governor Palin talks with Nicholas Tucker

 

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