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Arctic Village Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Arctic Village, AK.

Results 1 - 20 of 58 in Arctic Village, AK

  1. Johnston notebookRead the original story

    Yesterday | Des Moines Register

    ... ug. 2 at the Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St. Sarah James, a Neetsaii Gwich'in Athabascan Indian from Arctic Village, Alaska; and Lois Norrgard, upper Midwest field staff for the Alaska Wilderness League; will lead the event.

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  2. Urbandale notebookRead the original story

    Yesterday | Des Moines Register

    ... 2 at the Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St. Sarah James, a Neetsaii Gwich'in Athabascan Indian from Arctic Village, Alaska; and Lois Norrgard, upper Midwest field staff for the Alaska Wilderness League; will lead the event. James is one of ...

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  3. Rural Alaska villages resist oil development at Yukon FlatsRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Juneau Empire

    ... ends in the morning, before caribou meat and other frozen goods begin to thaw. Times are getting harder in Arctic Village, where diesel fuel arrives by air tanker and retails for $8.50 a gallon. But soaring fuel costs haven't softened opposition ...

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    Related Topix: University of Alaska System, Fairbanks, AK

  4. Villages resist oil, gas development in Yukon FlatsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... ends in the morning, before caribou meat and other frozen goods begin to thaw. Times are getting harder in Arctic Village, where diesel fuel arrives by air tanker and retails for $8.50 a gallon. But soaring fuel costs haven't softened opposition ...

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  5. Yukon Flats villages remain opposed to drillingRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Alaska.com

    ... ends in the morning, before caribou meat and other frozen goods begin to thaw. Times are getting harder in Arctic Village, where diesel fuel arrives by air tanker and retails for $8.50 a gallon. But soaring fuel costs haven't softened opposition ...

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  6. Guest Commentary: Destroying Alaskan refuge isn't the answerRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | Denver Post

    ... being. This sojourn in the refuge will live with us forever. On our way out of the refuge, we stopped in Arctic Village, a small community on the southern boundary. There, at the landing strip, was a ragtag assortment of people traveling to and from ...

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    Related Topix: Geology, Science, Technical Services, Opinion

  7. Dying Forbidden in Arctic VillageRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 12 | Cruel.com

    No one is allowed to die in the remote Norwegian town of Longyearbyen. The town's small graveyard stopped accepting newcomers 70 years ago, after it was discovered that the bodies were failing to decompose.

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  8. Congressional candidates headed on ANWR "fact-finding tour"

    Friday Jul 11 | KTVA Anchorage

    ... against oil development because we are the caribou people," said Sarah James, a Gwich'in tribal elder from Arctic Village, which is 200 miles south of ANWR. The tribe's very livelihood is closely tied to the lands. "We do caribou dance, caribou ... 4 comments

    Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Ted Stevens, US Senate, Republican

  9. Energy challenges and opportunities within the Yukon River watershed

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Capital City Weekly

    ... a large wood-fired heating unit to displace diesel fuel in a community building, while the communities of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon and Beaver already have a combined installed capacity of over 10 kW of solar electric (PV) systems. Wind ...

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    Related Topix: Anchorage, AK, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Tanana, AK, Alaska, Venetie, AK

  10. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Reading ListRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | Goldman's Observations

    ... , Debbie S. Miller, 1990 (republished 2000) Debbie Miller moved from California to become a schoolteacher in Arctic Village. From there, she took numerous treks into the Refuge. This book captures her experiences and impressions. Debbie is a ...

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  11. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge/Hulahula River Trip Quick FAQsRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 24 | Goldman's Observations

    ... in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . We started on a small commercial puddle-jumper from Fairbanks to Arctic Village. From there, we flew on a bush plane to the put-in on the Hulahula River (at East Patuk Creek). We landed on a gravel bar, ...

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  12. Meeting with Native elder leaves a lasting impressionRead the original story

    Jun 22, 2008 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... is tribal administrator of the Venetie Tribal Governments and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife community liaison from Arctic Village.

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  13. Mexican revolutionaries reflect spirit of Alaska villagesRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... me of the many Alaska communities that have taken decisions into their own hands, places like Tununak and Arctic Village. In Kasigluk, a village leader once called for the eventual end of a money economy. On walls, colorful murals were painted -- a ...

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  14. Villages see price of gas skyrocket

    Jun 1, 2008 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... be going out fishing here, and they don't like the prices. I've seen a lot of people going out together." In Arctic Village, located about 100 miles north of Fort Yukon, the community's estimated 150 residents are paying a whopping $8 a gallon for ...

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  15. Gays eye return trip to AlaskaRead the original story

    May 27, 2008 | Decatur Daily Democrat

    By KRISTIN BARON Monroe residents Bill and Penny Gay have planned and organized two service trips to Alaska for this summer: One to Arctic Village and one to Fairbanks.

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  16. Local NewsRead the original story

    May 27, 2008 | Decatur Daily Democrat

    By KRISTIN BARON Monroe residents Bill and Penny Gay have planned and organized two service trips to Alaska for this summer: One to Arctic Village and one to Fairbanks.

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  17. Twisters open at homeRead the original story

    Apr 25, 2007 | Arkansas Times

    ... member of the Nordic Saami Council executive board, and Sarah James , a Neetsaii Gwich'in Indian who lives in Arctic Village, Alaska. They will address the affect of climate change on their traditional cultures. Quick hits A "ZooSnooze" camping ...

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  18. A Tale of Two Arctic TownsRead the original story

    May 6, 2008 | ABC News

    Tucked in the foothills of the Brooks Mountain Range in northern Alaska lies one of the nation's most remote communities - the Arctic Village.

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  19. Fairbanks is home to a large, and growing, group of genealogists

    May 5, 2008 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    ... Peter Raboff treasures an early 20th century photograph of her father, Stephen Peter, as a young teenager in Arctic Village. Over the last 10 years of Peter's life (he died in 1997), he shared with his daughter an oral tradition of Gwich'in ...

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    Related Topix: Fairbanks, AK, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Libraries

  20. Native women address staggering violence ratesRead the original story

    May 1, 2008 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... somebody else," Benson said. Lisa Frank, a board member of the Alaska Native Women's Coalition who lives in Arctic Village, said she was raped 12 years ago Outside and was able to come home to heal. But think of all those assaulted by someone in ...

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