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UNCOVERED: Northwest alaska | History Defined

In Alaska’s warming Arctic, photos show an Indigenous elder passing down hunting traditions

An Inupiaq elder teaches his great-grandson to hunt in rapidly warming Northwest Alaska where thinning ice, shifting caribou migrations and severe storms are reshaping life

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025

Takeaways from AP’s report on potential impacts of Alaska’s proposed Ambler Access Road

A proposed mining road in Northwest Alaska has sparked debate amid climate change impacts

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

In Northwest Alaska, a proposed 211-mile mining road has divided an Inupiaq community already devastated by climate change

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

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Polar bear's fatal attack on young mother and son leaves Northwest Alaska community reeling

Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2023

Woman and year-old son identified as victims in fatal polar bear mauling in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A day after an extremely rare attack by a polar bear in the Northwest Alaska village of Wales on Tuesday, authorities identified the victims as a mother and her young son.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

Luxury cruises to the Arctic take a hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Small luxury cruise ships newly built for the Arctic are canceling many of their planned calls in Northwest Alaska this summer, with many citing the Russian war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022

Biden administration to review Trump-era decision advancing mining road in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Biden administration is moving to review a Trump-era decision supporting development of a controversial, 200-mile industrial road in Northwest Alaska, a setback for the effort to access deposits of valuable minerals in the region.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

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