William Schneider, editor, with contributions by Kevin Illingworth, Will Mayo, Natasha Singh, and Thomas Alton. University of Alaska Pres. 2018. 216 pages. $35 “For two days in July, 1915, the George ...

The first episode of the PBS animated children’s program Molly of Denali features the 10-year-old Athabascan girl Molly Mabray going on a quest to find her grandpa’s drum. Her Grandpa Nat once loved ...

This is part of Alaska Authors, an occasional series about authors and other literary figures with ties to the 49th state. Jan Harper-Haines was a senior in high school when she took an elective ...

The 23 schools in Massachusetts that use an image of an indigenous person as their school mascot would have to start looking for new names and logos under a bill that advocates are hoping will get ...

Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup — foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and traditions. Now the Fairbanks woman and other ...

Angela Łot'oydaatlno Gonzalez is a Koyukon Athabascan artist doing traditional beading. Angela Łot'oydaatlno Gonzalez is a Koyukon Athabascan woman who learned traditional beading as a child. But with ...

Photos by Eric Engman, [email protected] Nov 17, 2013 Nov 17, 2013 Updated Jun 12, 2019 FAIRBANKS - From Nov. 6-9, the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center came alive with the sounds of ...

The Athabascan elder who was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that strengthened Native subsistence fishing rights in Alaska has died. Katie John passed away early Friday morning at the Alaska Native ...

Bird names in place names: Dolbaatno’ — “gosling river,” a tributary of Koyukuk River. Common name is Dulbi. Saanhggaagge dot’aanh? — What is the bird doing? Saanhggaagge not’ῡhtl. — The bird is ...

Athabascan leader Mary Jane Fate has died. She was known for her advocacy for the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and her leadership of the Alaska Federation of Natives and the Fairbanks Native ...

There’s power in naming. In some cases, streets, cities, natural wonders and even countries are renamed by the winning side of a battle or war. Often times, it’s the surveyors coming after the battles ...