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Rhonda McBride
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I'm a long time Alaska storyteller. I love our state and sharing stories about her people, as well those about their passion projects, challenges, struggles, joys and adventures/misadventures.
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Very excited about tomorrow's Native boarding school summit at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Although the Trump administration canceled the grant for the project, with generous help from the Alaska Native, the summit will go on and voices will be heard.
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Moving Beyond Boarding Schools Summit focuses on Resilience
Almost every Alaska Native was in some way affected by boarding schools. The impacts continue to ripple across the generations. On Friday, May 2nd, the Alaska Native Heritage Center and KNBA 90.3 FM w...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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In these tumultuous times, 1st Amendment rights are more important than ever. Kudos to the Alaska Press Club honorees for their important work raising awareness about Missing & Murdered Indigenous People, how they have become a powerful voice for the voiceless.

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Commentary: Alaska Press Club honors MMIP Activists
At its annual gathering in Anchorage, the Alaska Press Club bestowed one of its highest honors to four activists in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons movement. Antonia Commack, Amber Batts, ...
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April 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Ukrainians in Anchorage gathering on a street corner in Anchorage tomorrow. www.knba.org/news/2025-03...
Ukrainians plan second rally in Anchorage
Since Russian invaded Ukraine in 2022, more than 1,000 Ukrainians have resettled in Alaska. This month, they’ve marked the three-year anniversary of the war with demonstrations in Anchorage and Fairba...
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March 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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‘A substantial portion of the Mendenhall Glacier is expected to collapse at any time’ | Juneau Empire
Warning issued Tuesday morning by U.S. Forest Service after recent calving, large crack spotted.
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February 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Every now and then, it's good for the soul to do a story about poetry set to the music of a hand pan. Never heard a hand pan until the Anchorage Folk Festival. Enjoy!

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Steve Schoonmaker and Jim Maloney, poet and hand pan man, bring words to life
What do you get when you put the talents of a fisherman from Kasilof and a carpenter from Homer together? The words of fisher poet Steve Schoonmaker, when put to the sounds of Jim Maloney’s music, cre...
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February 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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The Eklutna Tribe's new gaming hall is now open to the public, but now faces not one, but two lawsuits -- the latest from the State of Alaska.
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Eklutna Tribe pushes ahead, as state files lawsuit against the tribe’s new Chin'an Gaming Hall
As the Native Village of Eklutna celebrated the public opening of its tribal gaming hall, the state of Alaska filed a lawsuit over its right to operate. It's the second lawsuit that's been filed again...
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February 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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What a wonderful two weeks the Anchorage Folk Festival has been! Made possible by the generosity of so many. But AFF has some tough financial decisions ahead. Maybe in its 36 years, it's been a little taken for granted. Wrote this story, in case you didn't know...

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Anchorage Folk Festival faces a mid-life crisis, as it struggles with finances
For 36 years, the Anchorage Folk Festival has packed the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the University of Alaska Anchorage. It still does, but festival organizers say the event hasn't been able to kee...
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February 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Enjoyed writing this story, though the reason for it makes me sad. Learned a lot about Denali that makes me appreciate this magnificent mountain all the more -- thanks to Angela Gonzales, author of the Athabascan Woman Blog, and Wilson Justin, an Ahtna elder who is always eloquent.
What’s in a name? Following presidential order, Athabascan reflections on the meaning of Denali
In his play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, we ask, would a mountain by another name be as magni...
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January 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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This is a good first post. A friend of mine sent me a link to this Dick Van Dyke video, "All My Love." Enjoy!
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Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)
YouTube video by Coldplay
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December 7, 2024 at 9:39 AM