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Salmon have returned to the Kuskokwim, which means for many, it’s time to pukuk, or clear out, their freezers. Last week, a ...
The humble Yup’ik mother and midwife known as Matushka Olga is now officially a saint in the Orthodox church, after a ...
In the district court, the state argued that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act doesn’t permit the federal ...
The two-day glorification ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her ...
Defunding public media would hurt stations across the U.S. and stations serving rural and Indigenous audiences in the West ...
Dr. Rick Knecht, working with local Native corporation Qanirtuuq, Inc., has helped accumulate the world’s largest collection ...
KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael ...
The two-day ceremony for Olga "Arrsamquq" Michael, known as Matushka Olga, brought together those drawn to her message of ...
“The Kuskokwim River in this region is like our highway,” said KYUK news director Sage Smiley. During freeze-up and breakup each year, knowing the condition of the ice can be a matter of life ...
This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat ...
The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.
In warmer weather, people arrive by boat on the Kuskokwim River. And, when subzero temperatures hit, local crews plow a seasonal road averaging 200 miles over the thick river ice.