The Blog: What Happens In the Community of Ouzinkie?

When Policy Changes Break Funding, Nonprofits Pay the Price Policy changes are a constant reality. New administrations arrive, priorities shift, programs are rewritten, and funding flows in new directions. The problem is that many nonprofit budgets are still built as though those changes won't happen. For organizations that depend heavily on restricted government grants, funding can feel secure right up until the moment it isn't. As long as an agency's priorities align with t

In April, I took the opportunity to attend a traditional carving class under the instruction of master carver Perry Eaton. Beginning with a raw slab of Sitka spruce, I learned the full process of mask carving, from a rectangular block of wood to well-formed art. The title, Matriarch, refers to my maternal grandmother.

Roosevelt's connection to Alaska went far beyond recreation. Just a few years earlier, in 1941, Roosevelt had signed the executive order establishing the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. This move was a landmark in American conservation history.

Alaska Native communities are leading the way in creating sustainable futures through innovation and tradition.