In the early spring of 1942 Alaska's population was approximately 73,000. About half of those residents were Native Alaskans, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kathleen Henry ; Brian Steven Smith ; Veronica Abouchuk. Police arrested Brian Steven Smith after video and photo evidence of him ...
The team behind the docuseries “Lost Women of Alaska,” which explores the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis, discussed raising awareness around the disproportionate violence against ...
This story contains disturbing details about boarding schools. If you are feeling triggered, here is a resource list from the ...
Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola faces a large field of challengers in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate Aug. 18. As the first Alaska Native woman elected to represent the state, Peltola has ...
A Yup'ik elder born to nomadic parents in western Alaska just after the start of the Great Depression has become the first person counted in the 2020 Census. Lizzie Chimiugak was honored during a ...
Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, recalled a Native mother in her 30s who started having memory loss and other dementia-like symptoms. The woman had suffered multiple ...
Police arrested Brian Steven Smith after video and photo evidence of him attacking Henry was discovered on an SD card He admitted to also killing Abouchuk and was sentenced to 226 years in prison in ...