The Tundra Drums - CAUYAT - "The Beat of the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta"

The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. has announced the Rural Providers’ Conference will be held June 10 to 14 in Fairbanks. RurAL CAP and the Tanana Chiefs Conference will co-sponsor the 30th annual RPC, which will be held at the Tanana...

USDA-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund has announced that applications are being accepted from qualified non-profit and public organizations (intermediaries) to provide loans to support rural businesses and community development...

The Alaska Native Fund, established in 2011 in a partnership between the Alaska Conservation Foundation and an Alaska Native steering committee, is an innovative grant program that supports Alaska Native organizations and individuals in seeking...

USDA-Rural Development Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund has announced that applications are being accepted from qualified non-profit and public organizations (intermediaries) to provide loans to support rural businesses and community development...

Deanna Hunt and Patricia Uisok of Kotlik represented the Lower Yukon School District at the Career and Technical Student Organization Conference last month and took home second place for their video...

Dalisha Tina Huntington was born in Anchorage at 11:33 a.m. Feb. 17, 2013. She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Her parents are Floyd and Roseanne of Anvik, and her sister is...

The U.S. Postal Service announced last month that only packages will be delivered to street addresses on Saturdays begining in August. Post offices that are now open on Saturdays, will continue to be open on Saturdays. Both packages and mail will be...

Joseph Edward Jack (Yup’ik name: Piluguk) was born at 2:47 p.m. Feb. 8, 2013. He weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Joseph’s parents are Ben Jack and Jolene Lyon of Anchorage,...

Samuel Emeri Tartuilnguq Cleveland was born at 7:18 a.m. Feb. 2, 2013. Samual weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. His mother is Nastasia Kassel and his father is Darren Cleveland. The family lives in Quinhagak....

Feb 22 - 24: Bethel Actors Guild Variety Show, evening performances. Feb. 1 - 28, noon to 4 p.m.: YPCC Art Guild Gift Shop Open All events are open to the public. Call Reyne Athanas, 543-4538, for information....

Entries for the Wear Art, Thou? Alaska Native fashion show are being accepted. The Alaska Native Arts Foundation-sponsored show showcases traditional and contemporary works by Native artists and designers of clothing, jewelry and accessories....

Saturday Market: Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Bethel Dog Show: Feb. 17, 1 p.m. registration, 2 p.m. show Gala Museum Show Opening: Feb. 20, 6 p.m. Museum Opens: Feb. 20. Open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Bethel Actors Guild Variety...

Alison Danielle Lillian Maggie Wassillie (Yupik name, Qugcuun Quriciq Tarrlutaq) was born at 9:04 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2012 in Bethel. She weighed 10 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 22 inches at birth. Her parents Alberta Nicori and Oscar Wassillie are...

Shawnelle Sveta Greene “Sikkiagruk” “Duduut” was born Aug. 12, 2012. She weighed 5 pounds 14 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Her parents are Shawn Greene and Suzanne Heckman of Pilot...

Qetuna Peter Imgalrea, Cupik name Apaluuyuk, was born at Alaska Native Medical Center on Aug. 21, 2012 at 1:56 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Peter’s parents are Alvina Atcherian and Kris Imgalrea of Chevak. Peter’s...

Aldrick Gage Moses was born Sept. 25, 2012 at 6:09 a.m. at Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Aldrick’s parents are April Alstrom and Eric Moses, and his siblings are Patience, Haley and...

AISES, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, is holding its 34th annual national conference Nov. 1-3 at the Dena’ina and Egan Convention Centers in Anchorage. Held annually since 1978, the three-day gathering has become known as a...

Oct. 13 Update: Live coverage schedule The 2012 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention and First Alaskans Institute’s Elders & Youth Conference in Anchorage this week will be broadcast statewide live on GCI Channel 1, ARCS and 360 North. Gavel to...

Ariel Amelia Panigarkaq Capenaq Brown was born Aug. 19, 2012 at 11:04 a.m. She weighed 9 pounds 5.6 ounces and was 20.75 inches long. Her parents are Tony and Joletta Brown of Eek. Her siblings are...

Floyd Anthony Joseph Johnson, Jr. was born June 11, 2012 at 1:18 a.m. at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Floyd weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces, and was 20 inches long. His parents are Gwendelyn Heckman and Floyd Johnson, Sr. of Mountain...

A training conference, Full Lives in Rural Alaska, is planned for Bethel. Trust Training Cooperative will present trainings focused on “Alaskan Core Competencies for Direct Care Workers in Health and Human Services.” The course is 8:30 a.m. - 5...

First Alaskans Institute plans to recognize Alaska Native veterans with a presentation at the 29th Annual Elders & Youth Conference, Oct. 15-17 in Anchorage. The institute is encouraging people to help produce a special tribute to those who served...

Alaska Federation of Natives’ Alaska Marketplace is looking for the next Alaskan You Tube or essayist star. AFN has invited all of Alaska’s youth (18 and under) to share ideas and address this year’s Alaska Marketplace theme, Investing in You,...

Two Trust Training Cooperative trainings are scheduled for September at Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. The first training is “Mental Health First Aid” from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 24-25 is taught by nationally certified instructions. The course...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks announced last week the students named to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists for the spring 2012 semester. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point...