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Everything was free: Anchorage coffee shop says political action committee picked up the tab during AFN convention
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Karin Johnson, co-owner of the Dark Horse Coffee Company in downtown Anchorage, said the week of the Elders and Youth Conference and the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention has always been a busy time. “It’s always huge for us, but this year it was extra special,”...
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Hundreds seek help at 2026 Anchorage Homeless Connect
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In 2025, a thousand people experiencing homelessness showed up for the annual Homeless Connect event at the Egan Center. According to Jessica Parks with the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, which hosts the event, they had only prepared for 500 people and quickly ran out of supplies.
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Kotlik educator receives President’s Award at AFN Convention
A longtime Yup’ik educator from Kotlik has received one of the Alaska Federation of Natives highest honors for her decades of work preserving Alaska Native language, culture and traditions. Theresa Mae Prince was named the recipient of the 2026 Eileen Panigeo MacLean Education Award on the second day of...
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Anchorage seniors can exempt up to $150,000 of assessed value by applying by March 15
Anchorage’s senior exemption takes dollars off a home’s assessed value, not off the tax bill, and the cap is $150,000. The Municipality of Anchorage Property Appraisal office says up to $150,000 of the assessed value may be exempt for an owner who is 65 or older, with applications due March 15 of the tax year […]
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'Rising in Our Voices': Alaska Federation of Natives convention kicks off in Anchorage
The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its annual convention in Anchorage Thursday, marking the organization's 60th anniversary. Delegates filled the Dena'ina Convention Center as the state's largest gathering of Alaska Native people met to celebrate the theme — Rooted in Land and Tradition: Rising in Our Voices. In...
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Alaska Federation of Natives board passes resolution in support of ongoing Halong recovery
In 2025, while the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention gathered in Anchorage, hundreds of its tribal members were being airlifted to the city after their villages were devastated by ex-typhoon Halong. A year later, the evacuees are still top of mind at the convention. The AFN board of directors...
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Alaska Federation of Natives board passes resolution in support of ongoing Halong recovery
In 2025, while the Alaska Federation of Natives convention gathered in Anchorage, hundreds of its tribal members were being airlifted to the city after their villages were devastated by ex-Typhoon Halong. A year later, the evacuees are still top of mind at the convention. The AFN board of directors passed...
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House candidate removal raises question for the future of the governor’s race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The removal of a House candidate is raising questions about whether former Attorney General Treg Taylor, a Republican running for governor, should also be removed from the ballot. On Thursday, an Anchorage Superior Court ruled the state incorrectly put Jose Tagle back on the ballot, the...