by alaskabusiness | Dec 27, 2023 | Alaska Native, Education, News, Telecom & Tech
Sealaska Heritage Institute has launched three new apps that teach the Haida and Tsimshian languages, both considered to be endangered. Two apps teach vocabulary and phrases in Haida and Tsimshian while another teaches Native words for birds and ocean animals in an interactive environment.
by alaskabusiness | May 15, 2023 | Media & Arts, News, Transportation
After Alaska Airlines retired its Salmon Thirty Salmon jet last month, the Seattle-based carrier replaced the distinctive paint job with a Tlingit formline design.
by Vanessa Orr | Sep 8, 2020 | Alaska Native, Magazine, Media & Arts
“I really encourage all Alaska Native corporations—for-profit, nonprofit, and tribes—to harness the power of media,” says BBNC’s Jason Metrokin. “People need to understand our history, our relevance, and the opportunities we provide, and advertising is a good way to do that.”
by Vanessa Orr | Aug 20, 2020 | Alaska Native, Media & Arts, Monitor
Here is a sneak preview of an article featured in our annual Alaska Native special section, available in our upcoming September 2020 issue.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 24, 2020 | Alaska Native, Featured, News, Nonprofits
The Alutiiq Museum is the 2019 recipient of Discover Kodiak’s Chinook Award, an honor recognizing a community contribution by a non-profit organization.
by alaskabusiness | Nov 14, 2019 | Education, News, Science
Ivory Adajar of Dillingham was recently named a finalist in a national competition by The International Astronomical Union (IAU) to name an intergalactic star and exo-planet.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 7, 2019 | Alaska Native, News, Tourism, Transportation
Visitors to the Ahtna region can learn about the traditional, cultural, and historic features indigenous to the area through a series of six interpretive signs.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 4, 2019 | Alaska Native, Featured, News, Telecom & Tech
In the International Year of Indigenous Languages, an Alaskan indigenous community has launched an immersive app to help save a language and heritage on the brink of extinction.
by Tasha Anderson | Sep 9, 2019 | Alaska Native, Magazine
Bering Straits Native Corporation has grown as a company in large part because the leadership driving the company has grown and evolved. President and CEO Gail R. Schubert is an original BSNC shareholder, an Inupiaq Eskimo born and raised in Unalakleet.
by alaskabusiness | Sep 5, 2019 | Alaska Native, Media & Arts, News
Alaska-born, Iñupiaq filmmaker Alexis Sallee’s directorial debut was awarded first place in the national 2019 She Directed Filmmaker contest, selected by voters and judges from more than 400 entries.