The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...

St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female ...

Now, after an elaborate ceremony in her village of about 800 people in southwestern Alaska, she is the first female Orthodox saint from North America, officially known as “St. Olga of Kwethluk, ...

Olga Michael, a Yup'ik woman from a remote Alaska Native village, has been declared the first female Orthodox saint from North America, honoured for her compassion, humility, and lifelong service to ...

Understanding the critical role of subsistence in Indigenous communities is paramount— it is culture as health, acting as a protective barrier against the traumas inflicted by colonization.This trauma ...

A mother moose apparently missing her babies took a stroll through the Anchorage Fire Department maintenance shop.

Two bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, ... Congress approves bills dealing with Native federal aid and land for Alaska Native villages. James Brooks, Alaska Beacon; Jun 24, 2025 ...

In 1972, a twin-engine Cessna vanished over Alaska with two U.S. Congressmen on board and was never found despite a massive search. A new podcast links the mystery to Tucson ...

The Religious Landscape Study is a comprehensive survey of more than 35,000 Americans’ religious identities, beliefs and practices that’s been conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24. Pew Research Center.

North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty: ‘We are here’ Across the continent, Indigenous peoples are methodically reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.