Esau Sinnok said he had goosebumps and that his heart was beating when he was at the White House. “It was like I couldn’t believe I was there. I’m just a rural village Native kid, and to experience that … it felt like a once in a lifetime opportunity for me.”
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AVCP delegates call emergency meeting
AVCP delegates have called an emergency meeting to “decide the future” of the organization.
As internet gets faster, Stebbins elders worry about subsistence
“We’ve got more kids into iPads and iPods,” said Stebbins Mayor Morris Nashoanak. Like many other village elders, he worries technology is tempting kids away from their traditional roots.
GCI to expand internet service in rural Alaska
GCI plans to extend its network to ten more communities in northwest Alaska by the end of 2016.
Kotzebue fire chief on leave after DUI charge
City attorney Joe Evans says Ralston is on paid leave. Fire department Capt. Kelly Marcus is the acting chief.
Kotzebue fire chief arrested for DUI in city vehicle
A police officer found one crushed and one half-full beer can on the driver side floor of the vehicle. His blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.