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Kiley Kanat’s Burton (left) of Cordova and Rev. Traditional Chief Trimble Gilbert (pictured with his wife Mary) of Arctic Village were the keynote speakers for the 2020 Elders and Youth Conference.

‘We need you for the future’: Elders and Youth Conference goes virtual

The annual meeting seeks to strengthen bonds between the oldest and youngest generations of Indigenous people.

Kotzebue as seen from the road east of town

COVID-19 cases in several Northwest Arctic villages halts in-person schooling

All three of the schools in Kotzebue, and three Northwest Arctic village schools, will need to conduct school remotely.

Wilfried Kuugauraq Zibell pictured by the Kobuk River. Zibell is a Harvard senior from Noorvik who was recently awarded the Rhodes Scholarship.

‘I’ve made it this far largely because of where I’m from’: Noorvik man is now a Rhodes Scholar

Wilfried Kuugauraq Zibell said he applied for the Rhodes Scholarship because he wanted to continue his studies of cultural displacement and efforts to revitalize culture.

Maniilaq Health Center (Wesley Early/KOTZ)

Kotzebue sees cluster of COVID-19 cases

With these 10 new cases, there have now been 60 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Maniilaq service area.

An aerial view ofKiana, Alaska, on the Kobuk River

Kiana resident tests positive for COVID-19 after returning from Red Dog Mine

The village tribal president says the individual and their family are in medical isolation, and the local school will be entirely remote.

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