More than 400 miles from Anchorage, the only way to get to Bethel, Alaska, is by boat or plane. In the remote city, travel is still an obstacle: The main road is a frozen river six months out of the ...

More than 400 miles from Anchorage, the only way to get to Bethel, Alaska, is by boat or plane. In the remote city, travel is still an obstacle: The main road is a frozen river six months out of the ...

Known as Alaskan ice cream or Eskimo ice cream, akutaq (pronounced "ah-goo-duck") is a traditional dessert made by Alaska Native groups including the Alaskan Athabaskans, Iñupiat, and Yup'ik peoples.

Gloria Yucaq Sipary hugs an elder after receiving her high school diploma on graduation day, May 12, 2023. (Valerie Kern/Alaska Public Media) Nelson Island School is the only school in Toksook Bay, a ...

There are a lot of recipes for akutaq in Alaska. I am not sure which one is the best. The secret, I am told, is in what you do with your ingredients. We have the opportunity to make an infrastructure ...

The contemporary notion of dessert—a sweet course to conclude a meal—is a European concept. It's thought to have emerged in the 17th century, with French origins, meaning Native American communities ...

When the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, they were fleeing the iron grip of England largely because of all the rules. Stupid rules! They went on to make their own, and nearly 400 years later, ...

EEK — Early August in Southwest Alaska means berries. At the start of the month, word was spreading around town that the atsaq were ready — salmonberries ripening from pinkish red to a glowing sunset ...