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An Alaskan former politician and Native rights activist explains how Alaska came to be American – and what that meant for the state’s Native population.
Archaeologists preserve records of their excavations, but many are never analyzed. Digital archaeology is making these records more accessible and analyzing the data in new ways.
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
Unrelenting poverty, underemployment and historical trauma all contribute to the health challenges faced by Indigenous Americans.
Most of the flooded communities are Indigenous and rely on subsistence hunting that residents would normally be doing right now. Recovering from the damage will make that harder.
When the Census Bureau’s count of the population is inaccurate, it affects representation and government spending. Correcting errors isn’t always allowed.
Addressing racial and ethnic health gaps is becoming even more important as the US population continues its shift toward a minority-majority nation.
Access to voting materials in a citizen’s native language helps boost involvement and voter turnout.
Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.
Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state, and that’s causing problems, a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains. The infrastructure bill in Congress would offer some help.
Land acknowledgments state that activities are taking place on land previously owned by Indigenous peoples. They’re popular – but they may harm more than they heal, say three anthropologists.
The census will likely count fewer Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, Asian Americans and Americans of Hispanic or Latino origin than there actually are.
Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes’ efforts to handle the pandemic themselves.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are the most impoverished and marginalized group in the US. Tribes are working to protect their people from the coronavirus, but they have few resources to do so.
Native Americans who live in villages and on traditional lands have been undercounted by the U.S. Census for decades.
For everyone from traditional hunters to the military, the National Park Service to the oil industry, climate change is the new reality in Alaska. Government, residents and businesses are all trying to adapt.
Many Native languages are dying, and their loss has deep and profound implications for our world.
Compared to the average US citizen, American Indians and Alaskan Natives live shorter lives and are at greater risk for a number of health problems.
The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago is actually two tales and two intertwining histories.
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Visiting Distinguished Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
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Assistant Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies, Arizona State University
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Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Hollins University
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Provost Professor of Geography, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Native American Studies, Colorado State University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, Purdue University
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President of the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists; Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University
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Senior Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Research Professor in the Social Science Research Institute, Penn State
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Research Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Professor of Anthropology & Director for Undergraduate Research, College of Arts and Letters, San Diego State University
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Professor of African Studies and Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill