Day 9 was the last day of organized search, but his friends and family say they’ll never stop searching on every run, every fishing trip, every hike through the mountains.
Northwest
New California law could jeopardize Alaska’s ivory market
To many, ivory means dead elephants wasting away in the sun. “What they don’t see is walrus ivory, legal harvest, food on the table, economic benefit to rural Alaskans,” says biologist Gay Sheffield.
New caribou restrictions stir controversy in the Arctic
For the first time ever, hunters who live outside the Northwest Arctic will not be allowed to hunt caribou on federal lands.
Evidence of ancient trade with Asia uncovered in Northwest Alaska
There’s new evidence that metal goods from central Asia made their way to Alaska long before contact with Europeans.
Woman dies in boating accident near Elfin Cove
Elizabeth Eskelin, 44, taught kindergarten in Selawik, and also spent time in Juneau, Sitka and the Kenai Peninsula in recent years.
Despite Federal Changes, ‘Eskimo’ Still in Use in Western Alaska
Hattie Keller says her ‘Eskimo name’ is Iviilik, but when asked about her ethnicity, she says she’s Inupiaq instead of Eskimo.