News From the Last Great Race on Earth: 'Pee Pants,' a Plane Crash and Indigenous Mushers Making a Good Showing at the Iditarod

ICTMN Staff
March 06, 2013
The 2013 Iditarod is underway and the Last Great Race on Earth is providing thrills in the early going. Here's a roundup of what's happening so far...

The Importance of Ojibwe Language Revitalization

Michael Meuers
June 02, 2012
Loss of language and culture is a main concern of Ojibwe people today. According to Dr...

Inupiat Dictionary App Now Available

ICTMN Staff
April 12, 2012
A new Iñupiat dictionary app provides a quick and easy to look up words in the North Slope Iñupiaq language, the language of the Iñupiat people of the North Slope Borough in northe...

Can Inupiat Champ John Baker Repeat on the Iditarod Trail?

Richard Walker
March 03, 2012
As the 40th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race nears, it’s not easy being John Baker . But there’s nothing quite like being him either...

Inupiat Community Sues Companies Over Ravages of Climate Change

ICTMN Staff
December 01, 2011
In 2006, the Army Corps of Engineers delivered a report that contained shocking news for the Inupiat community living in the arctic city of Kivalina: Pack up and move...

Ancient Artifact Suggests Connection to Asia

ICTMN Staff
November 15, 2011
A 1,500-year-old artifact found this summer in Alaska could prove an early connection between Asia and the Far North...

Visiting Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

ICTMN Staff
July 01, 2011
The largest protected wilderness in the United States, Alaska' s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a 19.3 million–acre expanse of roadless terrain roughly the size of South...

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