Emily Schwing
Stories
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In some Alaska villages, hunting and fishing season starts with a "throwing party"
Also known as “seal parties,” the tradition brings women together to mark first catches and — more recently — other achievements as well.
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Deb Haaland’s push to protect Indigenous people disappoints some Native leaders
As a member of Congress, she passed a bill to hold the executive branch accountable for persistent violent crime in Native communities. Now she's a Cabinet secretary, but she's saying little about it.
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Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.
