Indigenous Foods Are Part of the Healing Plan at One Alaskan Hospital

While Aaron Osterback was hospitalized with Covid-19 and pneumonia in September, he leaned on the foods he grew up with, like salmon and cod, to help him recover. Mr. Osterback is Aleut and was raised near the Bering Sea in Sand Point, Alaska — home to one of the largest fishing fleets in the Aleutian […]

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Airline Bars Alaska State Senator Over Mask Policy Violation

Alaska Airlines has suspended an Alaska state lawmaker from its flights for violating its mask policies, the company said. The lawmaker, Lora Reinbold, a Republican state senator, was captured on video arguing with employees at Juneau International Airport about the airline’s mask rules, according to footage posted on Twitter. “We need you to pull the […]

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Finding a Foothold for Nordic Skiing in Rural Alaska

It was minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and a lot of the children were wearing jeans. They forgot to bring snow pants again. But they wanted to go skiing anyway, and that’s why we were there, so we took them skiing — even if a few of the less appropriately dressed kids turned back early. I […]

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