American Indian and Alaska Native women continue to experience marked disparities in cancer outcomes compared with other populations. These disparities are multifactorial in origin, involving ...

The extension of the StrongHearts Native Helpline aims to keep culture and the reality of rural communities at the heart of ...

Kaskanak Creek in the Bristol Bay's Kvichak watershed is seen from the air on Sept. 27, 2011. The Kvichak watershed would be damaged by the Pebble mine project, the Environmental Protection Agency has ...

The tundra surrounding Bethel, Alaska turns red and gold in the fall. Oct. 10, 2023. A national support line for Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault has begun work to launch an ...

The federal government is rewriting the rules for how it issues federal contracts. Some Alaska Native organizations — which depend on federal contracts to pay benefits to shareholders — say the ...

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of ...

The First Alaskans Institute’s annual gala awards rarely get much attention outside of the black-tie fundraiser where they’re given. The honors typically go to people whose work has aligned with the ...