Spirit

A note left with the newborn said the family could not care for the baby, who was wrapped in a blanket inside a cardboard box.

A Fairbanks woman said on social media that she found the child near her home on Friday and that a note left with the baby said the parents had named him Teshawn.

Organizers of a new support group in Juneau have some tips for people who have experienced loss – and for their friends and family – during the holidays.

For many, the winter holidays are a time of togetherness. But they can also be a stark reminder of loss.

Fourteen musical acts will participate in an international Indigenous music festival this weekend.

Farnsworth is a 32-year-old Juneau man whose family reported him missing on Sept. 29. Family believe he is dead and are offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who helps find his body. 

Bishop Mark Lattime said the action was prompted by the discovery of unmarked graves where Indigenous children were buried at Canadian boarding schools.

Wood characterizes the labyrinth as a friend of sorts, helping him navigate through pain.

Throughout his twelve years as Alaska’s U.S. Senator, Mike Gravel relished stirring controversy, but he died quietly at his home in Seaside, California, on Saturday at the age of 91, surrounded by family.

Cultural expert Paul Ongtooguk and two boarding school survivors, Jim Aqpayuk LaBelle and Fred John Jr., shared their perspectives with Talk of Alaska on the legacy of boarding schools in Alaska.