Outside Holger Jorgensen’s wood-paneled house near Fairbanks, Alaska, it was at least 20 degrees below zero, but inside was warm in both temperature and conversation. Jorgy, as he was known, sat in ...

A professor-turned-historian, a mother-and-son duo, a former Alaska Native games athlete and coach, and the handler of a locally famous therapy dog were among more than a dozen Indigenous authors at ...

Alaska’s Natives played significant roles in World War II, in the United States military and in protecting Alaska during and after attacks by Japanese forces. Additionally, residents of the Aleutian ...

Yup'ik is the most commonly spoken Native language in Alaska, but Nikki Corbett couldn't find any Yup'ik books to teach her kids the language. She wanted to fix that. Corbett grew up in the majority ...

Audri Ia holds up the books she received at a book drop on May 15, 2025. Thousands of new books, many by Indigenous writers, are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month. A ...

Holly Miowak Guise chose to title her book “Alaska Native Resilience,” because, she said, it perfectly captured the story she wanted to tell about the ways Alaska Natives experienced World War II, how ...

The mother and small business owner had searched online and in stores near her home in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, but she could not find any books to teach her young children the Yup’ik language.

Books are perennial favorites among gifts for the holiday season. Whether it’s the latest bestseller, an obscure title on a specialized topic, or anything in between, a book is a gift the recipient ...

Holly Miowak Guise, Iñupiaq, is assistant professor of history at the University of New Mexico and author of “Alaska Native Resilience: Voices From World War II.” (Photo by Haiden Renae (Navajo/Diné) ...