Education + Awareness

March is Women’s History Month and to celebrate, we’ve rounded up a list of some of our favorite women-owned businesses throughout the state.

After a three-year hiatus of an in-person event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s annual Celebration returned for its 28th year in 2023.

Community members of Metlakatla, Alaska’s only Indian Reserve, have launched a historical archive to preserve Metlakatla’s history and culture.

Since 2007, the Anchorage Park Foundation and Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department have teamed up to facilitate the Youth Employment in Parks program.

University of Alaska Anchorage recently opened the doors to a brand new pride center.

The Sealaska Heritage Institute is holding a ceremony on April 22 to mark the raising of the first 10 of 30 totem poles of the Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail) along Juneau’s waterfront.

On Nov. 8, Alaskans will use the new ranked choice voting system in a regular general election for the first time. Here’s what you’ll vote on next week:

Nov. 8 will mark the first time Alaskans use the new ranked choice voting system in a regular general election.

Alumni and community friends are invited to return to campus for the University of Alaska Anchorage Homecoming Luncheon on Oct. 14.

This academic year, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program welcomed nearly 150 students to its full-time Acceleration Academy component – the largest class yet.

The new 988 suicide and crisis hotline went live in Alaska and across the U.S. on July 16. Those in crisis can call or text the number and will be directly connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Tuesday, Aug. 16, Alaskans will vote in both the special election and regular primary election with a two-sided ballot.

“Progress, not perfection.

Thanks to a recent $5 million grant, more students will have access to the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program.

June 19 marks 157 years since the liberation of thousands of enslaved men, women and children of Galveston, Texas.

Cradle to Career Anchorage is a new education initiative to ensure all Anchorage kids are safe, healthy and nurtured at every stage of development. It’s dedicated to uniting the city under one cause – supporting our local youth.

May 5 is a national day to bring awareness, honor and remember the numerous Indigenous women who have been murdered or gone missing all across America.

Perhaps bucking expectations, the number of suicides in the U.S.

On this St. Patrick’s Day, Velocity AK is starting the conversation about opportunities, barriers and the role Alaska can play in clean energy.

This Black History Month, we’re taking a look back at the stories and accounts of Black Alaskans.

“I think that sometimes, as Indigenous people, we don’t equate what we do as artwork,” Maija Katak Lukin said.

Thousands of years of history are in the blood of the people who make up the 229 federally recognized tribes in Alaska.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new guide on elder financial abuse this week.

Are you looking to make an impact this Veterans Day? We’ve rounded up a few organizations that support local Alaska veterans.

November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, and here are museums and cultural centers to experience and learn more about Alaska’s Indigenous people and cultures.

Cammie Wickline, a receiving noncommissioned officer in charge for the U.S. Army stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas, became the first graduate of the Associate of Arts in Alaska Native Studies at UAA. 

Acknowledgment of Indigenous peoples’ land is a traditional custom that dates back centuries and is used today.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for the prevention of COVID-19 for individuals ages 16+.

A huge step in advancing education in Southwest Alaska, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program launched its full-time Acceleration Academy (Bethel) component this school year.

As teachers and students head back to school, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has a lesson for classrooms with pets: be a responsible pet owner and “Don’t Let it Loose!”Releasing a pet into the wild can be incredibly harmful to local ecosystems and biodiversity, and is detrimental to native fish and wildlife.