Indigenous language teacher will share book, board game and insights

March 18, 2025

Teacher Holly Wofford will showcase her work in Indigenous language education and creative storytelling from 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. March 19 on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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Celebrate Indigenous culture at the 2025 Festival of Native Arts

February 24, 2025

The 51st annual Festival of Native Arts returns to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus from Feb. 27-March 1, 2025. The festival will feature three nights of performances, an artisan marketplace and hands-on cultural workshops -- all free and open to the public.
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Proposal would join Interior Alaska Campus, CTC

October 18, 2024

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is proposing to combine two of its Interior community campuses as part of a new effort to boost access to postsecondary education in rural Alaska.
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Friday Focus: Indigenous Peoples Day - An opportunity for healing, celebration, and recognition

October 11, 2024

My Denakk'e name is Neggakk'o. It was my late great-grandmother Anna's name and I was told that it's such an old name, that its meaning has been lost. It used to bother me that my Denakk'e name doesn't have a known meaning. Today though, I'm proud to have a name that has survived against all odds. You see, who I am today as an Athabascan person has also survived against the odds. For me to be here today, my ancestors had to survive for time immemorial and one of the harshest climates in the world.
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UAF hosting 2024 Indigenous Peoples Day events

October 11, 2024

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 14 this year with a day full of cultural events and workshops.
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Hanson and Naylor appointed interim directors of Kuskokwim and Northwest Campuses

August 28, 2024

Minnie Naylor has taken on the role of interim director of the UAF Northwest Campus, while continuing her leadership as director of the UAF Chukchi Campus. Haley Hanson has transitioned from assistant director to interim director of the UAF Kuskokwim Campus.
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Alexander appointed director of Center for One Health Research

July 24, 2024

The College of Indigenous Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alisa Alexander as the new director of the Center for One Health Research, effective July 1, 2024.
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Uher named associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education

July 10, 2024

Uher named associate vice chancellor of rural, workforce education
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Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate 42nd graduation

July 08, 2024

Rural Alaska Honors Institute will celebrate 42nd graduation
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Friday Focus: College rename, leading the nation

May 24, 2024

This week, the UA Board of Regents approved a regulation change that formalized the renaming of UAF's College of Rural and Community Development to the College of Indigenous Studies. This action effectively makes UAF the first public institution of higher education in the Nation to have such a College. The name change which took effect immediately, came as the result of a two-year effort to solicit feedback in the renaming process. In its over 50-year history, CRCD has been known by different names and focused primarily on meeting local and regional educational needs across the Bristol Bay, Northwest, Chukchi, Kuskokwim and Interior Alaska regions.
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Regents approve UAF College of Indigenous Studies

May 23, 2024

The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development is now the College of Indigenous Studies. The University of Alaska Board of Regents unanimously approved the name change at its May 23 meeting in Anchorage.
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UAF to offer two new Athabascan language courses this fall

May 17, 2024

The Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will offer two new Native language courses for the fall 2024 semester.
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Kuskokwim Campus celebrates 50th commencement ceremony

May 13, 2024

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus honored the Class of 2024 during its 50th commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 7, at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel.
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Five faculty awarded Dennis Demmert Award

May 08, 2024

Five faculty were honored in the Dennis Demmert Award ceremony hosted by Rural Student Services on Thur. April 25, 2024
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BLaST celebrates Robin Masterman as April 2024 Scientist of the Month

April 24, 2024

BLaST Scholar Robin Masterman is the BLaST Scientist of the Month for April 2024! Masterman is a fourth-year BLaST Scholar and a senior in UAF’s Biological Sciences BS program. Her mother is from Togiak, Alaska, and her father is from Maine. Masterman plans to apply to medical school and return to Alaska to practice as a family physician in rural communities.
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Regents approve Indigenous studies center, planetarium at UAF

February 23, 2024

The University of Alaska Board of Regents on Friday approved two projects that will reshape the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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Friday Focus: Troth Yeddha' Forever

February 23, 2024

As the sun shines ever more brightly, I am finding renewed energy and deep gratitude as we move toward transitioning from winter to spring. I'm excited about all the possibilities that this time of year holds at UAF. The 50th Annual Festival of Native Arts is a student-led celebratory event this week. The theme is "Troth Yeddha' Forever: Our Ways of Life". Everyone is welcome to attend and take part in exciting traditional Alaska Native activities including, native dancing, language learning, beading, wellness practices, making fish ice cream - called akutaq or vanhgiq (ah-gu-duk or von-guk), and so much more. It is a great time for reflection about where we have come from and where we are headed, as well as the impact these types of activities have on our sense of community, connectedness, and belonging. I humbly share a few personal reflections as examples of the impact Troth Yeddha' campus, activities, and people have had in my life.
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Festival of Native Arts to mark 50th celebration this week

February 19, 2024

The 50th Festival of Native Arts will be held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus on Feb. 22-24, 2024.
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Seminar: Co-stewardship, from concept to actions

February 12, 2024

February's A Place for Knowledge Exchange seminar is on co-stewardship, from concept to actions. The conversation will include Carrie Stevens, Mary Hostetter and Ralph Wolfe. The seminar is co-hosted by the College of Rural and Community Development and the International Arctic Research Center.
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Festival of Native Arts will mark 50th celebration in 2024

January 19, 2024

The 50th Festival of Native Arts, Troth Yeddha' Forever: Our Ways of Life, will be held at the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus Fine Arts Complex, Feb 22-24, 2024.
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RAHI application period opens for summer 2024

January 12, 2024

The Rural Alaska Honors Institute is accepting applications for its summer 2024 session. The session will run from May 28 to July 12. Applications are due by Friday, March 1.
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Friday Focus: Happy start of the new year

January 11, 2024

Happy new year and start of the spring semester to the UAF community! I hope that you experienced a joyful holiday season and are looking forward to what 2024 has to bring. We have so much happening at UAF that continues to make it a wonderful place to be.
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ANLC Emmy award-winning producers honored with commemorative gathering

December 20, 2023

The Alaska Native Language Center's film "Awake" won a Northwest Regional Emmy through the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences earlier this year. The College of Rural and Community Development celebrated the Alaska Native Language Center and producer Maggie King for their work on this film.
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December Rural Staff Spotlight: Minnie Naylor

December 15, 2023

Minnie Naylor serves as the director for the UAF Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue. Minnie's work and presence as a supportive, upbeat, and caring UAF rural staff member and her positive attitude and unwavering support have created a nurturing and empowering environment at Chukchi Campus.
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Report on missing Indigenous people features Alaska chapter

December 08, 2023

A national report on missing, murdered and trafficked Indigenous people features a separate chapter on Alaska's situation, according to a University of Alaska Fairbanks assistant professor who helped create the document.
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