A funeral service and potlatch for Athabascan elder Howard Luke was held Wednesday in Fairbanks. Luke, who died at the age of 95 last weekend, is being remembered and celebrated at many gatherings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cardiac arrhythmia which veterinarians believe may cause "increased risk of a cardiac episode" has forced the scratch of ...

News-Miner opinion: Every November, Fairbanks comes alive with the unique strains of Athabascan fiddle music, a sound that has become deeply woven into the Interior’s cultural fabric. The annual ...

In May 2011, the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center, Alaska State Council on the Arts, and Anchorage Museum hosted a workshop to highlight a key implement of Arctic survival -- the sinew-webbed ...

A still from Molly of Denali’s “The Fili-Bascan Chefs” episode. (Screenshot from PBS Kids) A new episode of the kids’ show "Molly of Denali" centers around a character named Vera Malakas, who is ...

FAIRBANKS - From Nov. 6-9, the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center came alive with the sounds of traditional fiddle music thanks to the Gwich'in Athabascan 1847 Old Time Fiddling ...

This is part of Alaska Authors, an occasional series about authors and other literary figures with ties to the 49th state. Jan Harper-Haines was a senior in high school when she took an elective ...

William Schneider, editor, with contributions by Kevin Illingworth, Will Mayo, Natasha Singh, and Thomas Alton. University of Alaska Pres. 2018. 216 pages. $35 “For two days in July, 1915, the George ...

Briana Doering, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of archaeology, has been honored for her research regarding the circumstances surrounding the migration of Dene/Athabascan people from ...

Older generations of Alaska Athabascan (Dene) peoples tanned moose hides using time-tested methods to make strong, supple leather for sewing beaded or quill-embroidered tunics, jackets, mittens, bags ...

Combining comic art, Athabascan heritage, and Smithsonian collections brings a unique, contemporary spin to traditional storytelling that’s been passed down over generations and offers new learning ...