The contract was for $10,000 of toxic clams — closer to $100,000 today — to be shipped to the East Coast.
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House passes bill to protect Unangax̂ cemetery at Funter Bay
The bill would add about 251 acres of state land, including the cemetery, to Funter Bay State Marine Park. It heads to the state Senate next.
In a win for Alaska tribes, Biden admin nixes plan to sell National Archives building in Seattle
In a win for Alaska tribes, the Biden Administration has cancelled the sale of a National Archives building in Seattle, citing a lack of tribal consultation.
Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Interior Secretary
Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico’s Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
February was Black History Month, but Unalaska teachers are sharing Black stories year-round
In Unalaska, many teachers didn’t do anything special in their classrooms last month because they are working to include Black history and perspectives in their lesson plans year-round.
10,000-year-old bone from Wrangell area hints how domesticated dogs may have traveled to the Americas
A dime-sized fragment of dog bone — more than ten-thousand years old — has given researchers new clues about how domesticated dogs first made their way to the Americas.