Top StoryAlaska island village hit by suspected swine fluANCHORAGE, Alaska – Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island – prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. Read more » More Alaska / Hawaii Stories
Douglas Fifer, Top 40 from the 49th stateDouglas Fifer, a police officer and small business owner, says his Alaska Native Tlingit family values of respect, responsibility and working hard for what one wants contributed to the success he enjoys today. Read more »
Local nonprofit presents Huaka’i on Hawaiian feather kahiliHONOLULU – On Oct. 4, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, in partnership with the ‘Ahahui Siwila Hawai’i O Kapōlei and Bishop Museum, hosted a Huaka’i on the traditional Hawaiian treasure and art of making a handheld feather Kahili. Read more »
Native community reclaims history of Alutiiq masksJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – For more than 100 years, more than 70 Alutiiq ceremonial masks were housed in a museum in France, honored as art yet completely cut off from their original cultural context. Read more » Alaska / Hawaii Headlines
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