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Alaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more, as federal geographic names board approves traditional alternative
Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...
Alaska is finally getting rid of 'Nazi Creek' and other offensive names on maps
The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...
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Compensation program for health damage from Alaska weapons tests is extended
While most of the tests covered by the act were conducted in Nevada, the program also covers health damages from underground ...
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Compensation program for health damage from Alaska atomic weapons tests is extended
While most of the tests covered by the act were conducted in Nevada, the program also covers health damages from underground ...
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Shelves are bare on St. Paul Island as 10 tons of food sit stranded in Anchorage
The tribal government, the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, runs the local store. Patrick Baker is the tribe's executive director. He says more than 20,000 pounds of groceries and supplies are ...
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Feds extend payment program after Alaska nuclear tests
Cancer victims who were exposed to radiation from Cold War bomb tests at Amchitka have more time to apply for compensation.
‘Deadliest Catch’: Why Jake Anderson, Keith Colburn & Crews Are Facing Crisis
The new season will feature the likes of Jake Anderson and Keith Colburn, along with their iconic vessels, as they travel the ...
Connecticut firefighters from the Interstate Fire Crew deployed to fight Alaska wildfires, DEEP says
The team consists 18 members from the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew, DEEP said, along with 2 members from the Rhode Island ...
CT crews deploy to aid fight against Alaska wildfires that are burning tens of thousands of acres
Eighteen Connecticut residents and two from Rhode Island mobilized to help fight wildfires in Alaska, according to state ...
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint
KWETHLUK, Alaska — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an ...
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7,000-Year-Old Native American Village Identified on Island in Kodiak Archipelago
Alaska Public Media reports that archaeologists from the Alutiiq Museum have discovered several new Native American village sites on Shuyak Island, which is located in the Kodiak Archipelago. The ...