Jennifer Nu

Local hunters have expressed concerns that disturbance from the aircraft and non-local hunters interfere with caribou migration patterns and threaten their ability to feed their families.

John Baker, the 2011 Iditarod champion, and Ironman athlete Katherine Keith form an imposing athletic couple — but their community work in Northwest Alaska may be even more impressive,

A summer program in Akiak aims to teach Yupik youth about their own culture, with plenty of help from the community's elders, who relish the opportunity to carry out their traditional responsibilities.