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A little bit of history: In the early 1900s, the Native communities left Totem Bight to look for job opportunities somewhere else. This, in turn, threatened to erase their legacy as decay took ...
Tongass is not only the largest temperate rain forest in the country, but the largest in the world. It's a thriving biodiversity hotspot and the perfect environment for brown bears, moose, wolves, ...
The City of Hoonah and the non-profit arm of the local Alaska Native corporation, Huna Heritage Foundation, unveiled a brand new, 21-foot totem pole during a ceremony at the Hoonah Harbor on Friday.
As Canadians take time this month to recognize Indigenous history, the Niagara Regional Native Centre is moving ahead with plans to restore the 25-foot totem pole that has stood outside ...
Hoonah’s rich fishing history remembered through totem pole. The story of fishermen carved — “all of us in the ... Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 70 hosts 10-hour fundraising event at Áakw ...
Totem pole Media/Materials Wood, paint Techniques Carved, painted Dimensions 1323 x 144 cm Place Old Kasaan; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA Archipelago Alexander Archipelago Island Name ...
Trump’s Funding Cuts Leave Alaska Native Village in the Dark, Stalling Clean Energy Dreams Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. Ayurella Horn-Muller Bio. Share on Facebook; ...
Researchers find errors in death certificates, say Native Americans and Alaska Natives live nearly four years less than statistics suggest — 72.7 years.
The onslaught of energy challenges that Port Heiden is facing, Christensen says, is linked to a corresponding population decline. Their fight for energy independence is a byproduct of colonial ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top Trump administration officials — fresh off touring one of the country’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic — headlined an energy conference led by the state’s ...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reinvigorating ...