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Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint
The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...
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Book chronicles the hidden costs of war for Alaska Native communities
In Alaska Native Resilience, Holly Miowak Guise draws on oral histories and archival research to look at how Alaska Natives ...
Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy’s new saint?
The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and ...
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Alaska Native man who maintained innocence in murder of white teen settles for $11.5 million after 2 decades in prison
Alaska Native man who maintained innocence in murder of white teen settles for $11.5 million after 2 decades in prison. Updated on: April 18, 2025 / 6:35 AM EDT / CBS/AP ...
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Alaska Native man who alleged wrongful conviction in murder case reaches $11.5M settlement
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native man who maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of a white teenager has agreed to an $11.5 million settlement with the city of Fairbanks after ...
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Papoose Reflects On 1.5 M Record Deal: The “Worst Mistake” Ever
Papoose admitted that signing a $1.5 million with Jive Records in 2007 was the biggest ... The New York native signed his first major deal with Jive Records in 2007 after a few years of putting ...
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Claressa Shields Speaks On Romance With Papoose, Remy Ma, And The "Elephant In The Room" - MSN
The Flint, MI-native was referring to December of last year when Remy shared private messages between Pap and Claressa online, letting it be known there was a rift in their marriage.In an ...
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Alaska land offered to veterans in one-of-a-kind giveaway, but it comes with a hitch - Stars and Stripes
A total of 2,800 Alaska Natives served during the Vietnam War, with 1,971 identified and contacted in 2023 by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management about the land giveaway.
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ConocoPhillips Greenlights $8 Billion Oil Project In Alaska Following Failed Block By Native Groups - Forbes
Oil producer ConocoPhillips announced Friday it approved the construction funds for a $8 billion oil-drilling operation in Alaska known as Project Willow, a final investment decision that comes ...
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The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages - oregonlive
KAKTOVIK, Alaska (AP) — Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean just off the state’s northern coast ...
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How an Alaska village’s switch to renewable energy helps local Native economies - PBS
This past September, Ambler switched to a renewable energy option in an effort to go greener — a change that also means a path toward a more sustainable economy for Alaska Native communities ...
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Papoose Honors DJ Kay Slay At Street Naming Ceremony In Harlem, Confirms “Rolling 200 Deep” Release Date - AllHipHop
Papoose promised to carry on the legacy of the late great DJ Kay Slay at the unveiling of an honorary street sign in Harlem. ... (August 13) in the DJ’s native Harlem.