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- Rep. Young lowers regulatory burdens for Native Corps
Alaska's Congressman Representative Don Young successfully tacked an amendment onto the National Defense Authorization Act last week, aimed at reducing the red tape Alaska Native Corporations must go through to contract for business.
June 21, 2013 - The Bristol Bay Times - Artist Making Masks Representing Top-10 Diseases In Alaska
On a recent sunny afternoon, Alaska Native mask carver Drew Michael puts the finishing touches on an enormous mask under a canopy in his backyard in east Anchorage. Michael is creating three foot by five foot wooden masks that will be painted by artist Elizabeth Ellis to represent the cells of the top ten diseases in Alaska for a show called Aggravated Organizms. Download Audio
June 21, 2013 - Alaska Public Radio Network - Where Are Anchorage’s Homeless Coming From?
The majority of chronically homeless people in Anchorage are Alaska Native, and most of them are from Northern and Western Alaska. That's according to a new analysis of data by researchers with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation during a one-day point in time survey. Download Audio
June 21, 2013 - Alaska Public Radio Network