KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael ...

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.

St. Olga is the third with Alaska Native heritage, emblematic of how the faith has grafted in with some Indigenous cultures. Most of the state’s Orthodox priests, serving about 80 parishes, are ...

In the foreground is the grave of Olga's husband, Nicolai Michael, who was a priest in Kwethluk. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) AP Now, after an elaborate ceremony in her village of about 800 people in ...

She said the standards aren’t meant to dictate reading in one of the state’s 23 official Alaska Native languages in a confined way. The standards also define reading differently.

This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the ...

And Native artists from tribes across the nation found a myriad of opportunities at the shop. Cliff Fragua, a prominent sculptor from the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico, said the business helped carry ...

BEYOND THE ART is hosted by Cray Bauxmont-Flynn who strives to highlight a diversity of roles and voices across the Native American art world, from artists to museum directors and everyone in between.

Because of their location, diesel costs almost four times the national average—the Alaska Native community spent $900,000 on fuel in 2024 alone. Even Port Heiden’s diesel storage tanks are ...

Holding: Alaska Native Corporations are "Indian tribe [s]" under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and thus eligible for funding available to "Tribal governments" under Title ...