speakers of the Yup'ik languages. At the time of contact, they were the most numerous of the Alaska Native groups. Communities stretched from Prince William Sound on the north Pacific Coast to St.

The right terminology shows respect and celebrates the vibrant cultures and enduring contributions of the Indigenous peoples ...

Embodying the native Yupik belief that everything is constantly ... prehistoric cultures—like the one at Nunalleq—all along Alaska’s shores and beyond. Ötzi, the Stone Age man whose body ...

Nick Begich III, from one of the state's best-known Democratic political families, has ousted Rep. Mary Peltola, who became ...

Don Young. Young had held the seat for 49 years. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, was the first Alaska Native in Congress. Republicans, seeking to maintain control of the House, eagerly sought to win ...

Alaska Native students are more likely to drop out of school and have the lowest attendance rates above all subgroups except homeless students in Alaska, according to new data.

Native Vote 2024. The single congressional seat in Alaska is yet to be called the November 5 election. At stake is the seat now held by Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola (Yup’ik), the first and only ...

The winner, Democrat Mary Peltola, will be the first Alaskan Native to serve as a lawmaker ... The Democrat, who is Yup'ik and grew up in a rural part of Alaska, will also become the first woman ...