Several communities in the Aleutians have been without ferry service because the Kennicott — the Tustumena’s stand-in — is too large to make it into their smaller ports.
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Remains of Alutiiq girl taken from Kodiak more than 100 years ago will return to Old Harbor
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Army began the process of returning the remains of eight Indigenous children from the Carlisle School to their families across the country.
A small community of Spruce Island monks is getting a new chapel
“Like other churches in Alaska,” Father Andrew said, “although it’s very remote, you can see some nice architecture and fine carpentry.”
Remains of Alutiiq people returned to Kodiak after decades-long process
The remains of the four buried recently in Kodiak were too old to be identified, but there’s a sense that they’re finally home, the executive director of the Alutiiq Museum said.
Scientists examine Gulf of Alaska sea floor to see effects of bottom trawling
Scientists from the conservation group Oceana, which is based in Juneau, spent eight days aboard a research vessel circumnavigating the Kodiak archipelago.
Alaska air carriers are feeling the pinch of nationwide pilot shortage
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics points to nearly 150,000 vacant pilot positions that will need to be filled over the next decade.