In a dystopian future, Western civilization has crumbled and indigenous people are in control. That’s the premise of Jack Dalton’s play “Assimilation.”
History
On Orders From Mao, Researchers Set Off On Nobel-Winning Drug Work
In the 1960s, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered scientists to find a malaria antidote to help ailing soldiers in North Vietnam. Today’s Nobel Prize for medicine went to one of those researchers.
Human skull discovered in dirt pile delivered to Haines raptor center
The skull belonged to a female Native American at least 40 years of age and likely dates to before the 1700s.
Village council organization elects first-ever female traditional chief
“I think I’m still in shock,” Bea Kristovich said when asked about her new position.
Women’s traditional chin tattoos are making a comeback in Alaska
A new generation is using tattoos to reclaim what it means to be a Native woman in the 21st century.
LGBT rights in Alaska
LGBT rights has been a decades-long battle. The state now has marriage equality, but not much else.