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Alaska would more than triple the funding it devotes to school construction and maintenance projects next year under a budget approved this month by the Alaska Legislature.

Via @KYUKNews.

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A group of canoes from several different communities embarked from Petersburg on May 24 to paddle together to Juneau, camping and visiting villages along the way. It’s a tradition known as Journey.

Via @KFSK1.

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Alaska Native leaders are remembering a long-time advocate for Inuit rights, James “Jimmy” Stotts, who died late last month. He was 78.

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May in Utqiagvik means whaling. But the community just landed its first spring whale last weekend, very late in the season. Whalers and scientists blame unusual ice conditions.

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Alaska State Troopers identified the man North Slope Borough police shot and killed in Utqiagvik on Saturday.

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Last week, more than a hundred people gathered in Hoonah to witness the unveiling of two memorials dedicated to veterans and their families.

Via @KTOOpubmedia.

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As the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta emerges from a long winter that strained fuel stores, the arrival of the first barges of the season might typically be cause for celebration. But this year, it's cause for anxiety.

Via @KYUKNews.

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Lawmakers in the state and national capitols implored their colleagues this week to help two western Alaska villages relocate to safer ground after a devastating storm last year.

Via @alaskapublic.

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Alaska’s only tribal college has been planning a new campus for nearly 10 years. This week, the Iḷisaġvik officials announced the college had bought land to build it on.

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The Alaska Department of Law has voided regulations aimed at restricting the Area M commercial salmon fishery.

Via @KUCBNews.

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Much of the river data collected throughout breakup comes from the people living in Kuskokwim communities. Also called "ground truth," these perspectives provide first-hand reports, photos, and the lived experience of the bigger picture.

Via @KYUKNews.

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State lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution this month in support of Alaska Native Corporations’ participation in a federal contracting program. The support came amid increased scrutiny over the program and growing concerns from Native contractors.

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A new exhibition that opened at the Anchorage Museum last week takes visitors inside a replica of a research vessel and gives them a chance to glimpse what it’s like to study the Arctic.

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Anchorage Police says the medical examiner’s preliminary report determined Hunt died from hypothermia and exposure.

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Families from across Western Alaska gathered in Nome this month for the Katiluta Cultural Festival.

Via @knomradio.

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Hooligan. Berries. Natural disasters.

Those are among the focus areas of a Chilkoot Indian Association project that aims to respond to climate threats in Haines.

Via @KHNS_FM.

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About a dozen people were holding cedar boughs last Saturday in a driveway on the outskirts of Metlakatla. Seated atop a nearby trailer was a long, white canoe with a red and black formline design painted on the bow.

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Alaskans between the ages of 12 to 15 had the highest rate of all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, crash injuries, compared to other age groups.

Via @alaskapublic.

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The Alaska Legislature is asking the federal government for some flexibility when it comes to implementing a massive program intended to improve rural healthcare across the state.

Via @alaskapublic.

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Tourists who visit Skagway can ride the train, pan for gold and go mushing. And now, they can learn about its Native people from the perspective of the local Tribe.

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Via @KHNS_FM.