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Alaska Native corporation seeking OK to build winter roads in Arctic refuge coastal plain - alaskabeacon.com
Alaska Native corporation seeking OK to build winter roads in Arctic refuge coastal plain alaskabeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 10:42 pm
Ask UAS looks at Kaktovik and Mayan counting systems - krbd.org
Ask UAS looks at Kaktovik and Mayan counting systems krbd.org
📢 Published on 📅 7 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Congress eliminates Biden-era plan in Arctic refuge, opening door to expanded drilling opportunities - adn.com
Congress eliminates Biden-era plan in Arctic refuge, opening door to expanded drilling opportunities adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
BigLaw firm made 'Herculean' effort to avoid discovery obligations, judge concludes - ABA Journal
BigLaw firm made 'Herculean' effort to avoid discovery obligations, judge concludes ABA Journal
📢 Published on 📅 18 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Trump administration to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling - Al Jazeera
Trump administration to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling Al Jazeera
📢 Published on 📅 24 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling - NPR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling NPR
📢 Published on 📅 24 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska loses lawsuit that challenged the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - adn.com
Alaska loses lawsuit that challenged the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Meet Albert, the Fattest Polar Bear on the Planet - AOL.com
Meet Albert, the Fattest Polar Bear on the Planet AOL.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2025 🕒 3:49 pm
Alaska development agency takes step toward drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - adn.com
Alaska development agency takes step toward drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 30 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Arthur Cooke Smith III - Legacy | Obituary
Arthur Cooke Smith III Legacy | Obituary
📢 Published on 📅 22 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
North Slope leaders applaud tax breaks for whalers in the GOP megabill - knba.org
North Slope leaders applaud tax breaks for whalers in the GOP megabill knba.org
📢 Published on 📅 15 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaskan Native village to welcome new drilling in its ‘backyard’ with open arms - Washington Examiner
Alaskan Native village to welcome new drilling in its ‘backyard’ with open arms Washington Examiner
📢 Published on 📅 5 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Federal government will allow more harm to polar bears near oil facilities - alaskabeacon.com
Federal government will allow more harm to polar bears near oil facilities alaskabeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drilling - news10.com
Trump officials are visiting Alaska to discuss a gas pipeline and oil drilling news10.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The ANWR is Iñupiaq land. We deserve a say in its future | Op-Ed - seattletimes.com
The ANWR is Iñupiaq land. We deserve a say in its future | Op-Ed seattletimes.com
📢 Published on 📅 23 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Arthur ("Swifty") C. Smith III Obituary - stargazette.com
Arthur ("Swifty") C. Smith III Obituary stargazette.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Voice of Arctic Iñupiat opposes Democrats’ attempt to restrict activity in ANWR - mustreadalaska.com
Voice of Arctic Iñupiat opposes Democrats’ attempt to restrict activity in ANWR mustreadalaska.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska’s Pristine and Imperiled Arctic Refuge - National Audubon Society
A Journey Into the Heart of Alaska’s Pristine and Imperiled Arctic Refuge National Audubon Society
📢 Published on 📅 25 April 2025 🕒 1:44 am
Magnitude 2.8 - 49 miles SW of Kaktovik - earthquake.alaska.edu
Magnitude 2.8 - 49 miles SW of Kaktovik earthquake.alaska.edu
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Opinion: Thanks to President Trump for taking action on ANWR oil leasing - adn.com
Opinion: Thanks to President Trump for taking action on ANWR oil leasing adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids - CBC
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids CBC
📢 Published on 📅 9 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Magnitude 2.0 - 63 miles SW of Kaktovik - earthquake.alaska.edu
Magnitude 2.0 - 63 miles SW of Kaktovik earthquake.alaska.edu
📢 Published on 📅 26 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Meet Fat Albert: The adorable giant of the Arctic world - Times of India
Meet Fat Albert: The adorable giant of the Arctic world Times of India
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
New report highlights increased polar bear presence and challenging travel in Northwest Alaska as the Arctic warms up - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling - 毎日新聞
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling 毎日新聞
📢 Published on 📅 17 November 2024 🕒 8:00 am
What to do about one of America’s last wild places - The Washington Post
What to do about one of America’s last wild places The Washington Post
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
October earthquake uptick south of Kaktovik - earthquake.alaska.edu
October earthquake uptick south of Kaktovik earthquake.alaska.edu
📢 Published on 📅 18 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
2 rural Alaska precincts fail to open for primary voting after workers don’t respond to state - alaskabeacon.com
2 rural Alaska precincts fail to open for primary voting after workers don’t respond to state alaskabeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 August 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Melting Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears - VOA - Voice of America English News
Melting Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears VOA - Voice of America English News
📢 Published on 📅 17 November 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik captain landed the first whale of the season for the region - adn.com
Kaktovik captain landed the first whale of the season for the region adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 14 September 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Construction of Kaktovik school is underway - adn.com
Construction of Kaktovik school is underway adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 31 August 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Counting in Iñupiaq, Alaska students build clocks using Kaktovik numerals - adn.com
Counting in Iñupiaq, Alaska students build clocks using Kaktovik numerals adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik numerals preserve Iñupiaq culture through mathematics - alaskasnewssource.com
Kaktovik numerals preserve Iñupiaq culture through mathematics alaskasnewssource.com
📢 Published on 📅 17 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own - Atlas Obscura
Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own Atlas Obscura
📢 Published on 📅 8 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Digitization of Kaktovik numbers - polarjournal.net
Digitization of Kaktovik numbers polarjournal.net
📢 Published on 📅 18 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
8 Most Underrated Towns In Alaska - WorldAtlas
8 Most Underrated Towns In Alaska WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut - Scientific American
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut Scientific American
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
'Just horrific': Fatal polar bear mauling happened during storm - alaskapublic.org
'Just horrific': Fatal polar bear mauling happened during storm alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 19 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Polar bear kills mother, son in Alaska village, state troopers say - LiveNOW from FOX
Polar bear kills mother, son in Alaska village, state troopers say LiveNOW from FOX
📢 Published on 📅 18 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Digitized Kaktovik Numerals Engage Native American Students - GovTech
Digitized Kaktovik Numerals Engage Native American Students GovTech
📢 Published on 📅 7 November 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Numerals invented by Kaktovik students can now be used digitally - adn.com
Numerals invented by Kaktovik students can now be used digitally adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 6 November 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik, Alaska - America's Polar Bear Capital - WorldAtlas
Kaktovik, Alaska - America's Polar Bear Capital WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 20 October 2022 🕒 7:00 am
New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic - Bureau of Land Management (.gov)
New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic Bureau of Land Management (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 1 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild - National Geographic
Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 29 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Life on the edge: Iñupiat communities and polar bears on Alaska's wild North Slope - National Geographic
Life on the edge: Iñupiat communities and polar bears on Alaska's wild North Slope National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 21 October 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides - adn.com
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 March 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik tribe says Biden didn’t reach out before agreement with Canada over caribou in Arctic refuge - ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 3 March 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Company disputes Interior Department’s account of why its request to hunt for oil in ANWR was rejected - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 February 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation misses deadline for seismic work in Arctic refuge this winter - ktoo.org
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation misses deadline for seismic work in Arctic refuge this winter ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 23 February 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Climate change, oil drilling threaten Alaska’s polar bears - alaskawild.org
Climate change, oil drilling threaten Alaska’s polar bears alaskawild.org
📢 Published on 📅 10 September 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban - alaskapublic.org
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 16 June 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. - knba.org
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. knba.org
📢 Published on 📅 12 March 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Native groups object to prison sentence of Kaktovik man who shot and wasted polar bear - alaskapublic.org
Native groups object to prison sentence of Kaktovik man who shot and wasted polar bear alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 5 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska Native groups object to prison sentence for Kaktovik man who killed and wasted polar bear - adn.com
Alaska Native groups object to prison sentence for Kaktovik man who killed and wasted polar bear adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. - alaskapublic.org
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 2 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Investigators look for answers in Kaktovik school fire - newsminer.com
Investigators look for answers in Kaktovik school fire newsminer.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik mourns ‘heart of the village’ after school fire; officials scramble to resume classes - adn.com
Kaktovik mourns ‘heart of the village’ after school fire; officials scramble to resume classes adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 9 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
UPDATE: Aid expected Saturday after Kaktovik's only school declared a "total loss" from fire - alaskasnewssource.com
UPDATE: Aid expected Saturday after Kaktovik's only school declared a "total loss" from fire alaskasnewssource.com
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik mourns burned school; workers were thawing pipes before the blaze - alaskapublic.org
Kaktovik mourns burned school; workers were thawing pipes before the blaze alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it's 'a total loss' - alaskapublic.org
As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it's 'a total loss' alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Changes in climate make Alaska’s traditional ice cellars unreliable - mercurynews.com
Changes in climate make Alaska’s traditional ice cellars unreliable mercurynews.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 November 2019 🕒 8:00 am
A Native Whaler's View - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (.gov)
A Native Whaler's View Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2019 🕒 2:29 am
What’s baking in Alaska? Alaska tops the list of climate-induced travel destinations. - discovery.com
What’s baking in Alaska? Alaska tops the list of climate-induced travel destinations. discovery.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 November 2019 🕒 9:20 pm
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, a North Slope village is poised to profit - adn.com
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, a North Slope village is poised to profit adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 31 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit - alaskapublic.org
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 29 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Man charged in Alaska for killing a polar bear and burning the body after letting it rot for 5 months - CNN
📢 Published on 📅 12 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures - Jefferson Public Radio
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures Jefferson Public Radio
📢 Published on 📅 3 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures - NPR
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures NPR
📢 Published on 📅 3 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
In the Alaska village where ANWR is the backyard, many see drilling as an opportunity - ktoo.org
In the Alaska village where ANWR is the backyard, many see drilling as an opportunity ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 2 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Polar opposites: the remote Alaskan village divided over oil drilling - EnergyNow.com
Polar opposites: the remote Alaskan village divided over oil drilling EnergyNow.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 April 2019 🕒 12:33 pm
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod - adn.com
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Tiny village sees boom in polar bear tourists - concordmonitor.com
Tiny village sees boom in polar bear tourists concordmonitor.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism - VOA - Voice of America English News
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism VOA - Voice of America English News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Tiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears - adn.com
Tiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism - CBC
Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism CBC
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
In Kaktovik, sea ice loss means a boom in polar bear tourism - ktoo.org
In Kaktovik, sea ice loss means a boom in polar bear tourism ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
M6.4 Kaktovik earthquake: the largest ever on the North Slope - earthquake.alaska.edu
M6.4 Kaktovik earthquake: the largest ever on the North Slope earthquake.alaska.edu
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
North Slope’s Kaktovik sees winter increase in polar bears, tourists - ktoo.org
North Slope’s Kaktovik sees winter increase in polar bears, tourists ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 24 July 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive - Sierra Club
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive Sierra Club
📢 Published on 📅 9 June 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Denali women show Kaktovik kids how to hit their stride with ski camp - newsminer.com
Denali women show Kaktovik kids how to hit their stride with ski camp newsminer.com
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Here’s a look at the airlines that carry rural Alaskans that final mile, whether in Ketchikan or Kaktovik - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 31 March 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Those who would open ANWR do not speak for Kaktovik - adn.com
Those who would open ANWR do not speak for Kaktovik adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Alaskan town's polar bear problem leads to tourism boom - ABC News
Alaskan town's polar bear problem leads to tourism boom ABC News
📢 Published on 📅 28 November 2017 🕒 8:00 am
This Alaskan Town Is Being Overrun by Polar Bears and Tourists - Condé Nast Traveler
This Alaskan Town Is Being Overrun by Polar Bears and Tourists Condé Nast Traveler
📢 Published on 📅 19 November 2017 🕒 8:00 am
At Stake in Arctic Refuge Drilling Vote: Money, Wilderness and a Way of Life - Inside Climate News
At Stake in Arctic Refuge Drilling Vote: Money, Wilderness and a Way of Life Inside Climate News
📢 Published on 📅 16 November 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik hopes a mix of technology and tradition can give the village an ice cellar that will last - adn.com
Kaktovik hopes a mix of technology and tradition can give the village an ice cellar that will last adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 May 2017 🕒 7:00 am
The Bounty of the Bone Pile - Hakai Magazine
The Bounty of the Bone Pile Hakai Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
The Curious Case of the Kaktovik Polar Bears - TravelAge West
The Curious Case of the Kaktovik Polar Bears TravelAge West
📢 Published on 📅 26 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Tiny Eskimo village becomes 'polar bear capital of United States' - The Independent
Tiny Eskimo village becomes 'polar bear capital of United States' The Independent
📢 Published on 📅 24 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Polar bears’ path to decline runs through Alaskan village - todayonline.com
Polar bears’ path to decline runs through Alaskan village todayonline.com
📢 Published on 📅 22 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village (Published 2016) - The New York Times
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village (Published 2016) The New York Times
📢 Published on 📅 18 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Up close and personal with the polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska - denverpost.com
Up close and personal with the polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska denverpost.com
📢 Published on 📅 7 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Polar Bears Take Note: This Food Is Not For You - Defenders of Wildlife
Polar Bears Take Note: This Food Is Not For You Defenders of Wildlife
📢 Published on 📅 2 November 2015 🕒 8:00 am
Alaskan Adventure: The Polar Bears of Kaktovik - brainerddispatch.com
Alaskan Adventure: The Polar Bears of Kaktovik brainerddispatch.com
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2014 🕒 7:00 am
Photos: Life in the Alaska village of Kaktovik - adn.com
Photos: Life in the Alaska village of Kaktovik adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 September 2012 🕒 7:00 am
Photos: Polar bears of Kaktovik - adn.com
Photos: Polar bears of Kaktovik adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2012 🕒 7:00 am
Ice Road Tourist - Leeham News and Analysis
Ice Road Tourist Leeham News and Analysis
📢 Published on 📅 31 October 2010 🕒 7:00 am
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors > Air Force > Display - af.mil
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors > Air Force > Display af.mil
📢 Published on 📅 26 May 2009 🕒 7:00 am
Storm exposes unknown glacier on Alaska coast - gi.alaska.edu
Storm exposes unknown glacier on Alaska coast gi.alaska.edu
📢 Published on 📅 17 December 2008 🕒 8:00 am
