Marissa Russo is a STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States live nearly four years less than official ...

Still, there are downsides to consider with any loan, including being stuck with debt. In many cases, said Chéri Smith, a ...

On a former military base in Galena, Alaska, a school that houses about 200 high school students teaches sustainability among ...

A new study finds the death rate for Native Americans — which was already higher than other groups — is much higher than ...

The expansion, which was announced on Friday, has increased Medicaid access in six states: Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming. Washington and Mexico saw the highest ...

Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small ...

The projects in Galena come at a precarious time for renewable energy transition in the U.S., when the Trump administration ...

A class-action lawsuit calls on the government to provide a "full accounting" of costs borne by tribes for Indian boarding ...

The Southeast Alaskan economy is revving up, but there are serious obstacles to continued growth: Namely, young families are finding it difficult to live in the region, and many are leaving. Reversing ...

Worlds apart but so close, United Arab Emirates points the way down a parallel track for Alaska’s future as a fellow ...

With the school year winding down for districts and charter schools across the Tulsa metro area, five Oklahoma tribes are participating in a federal program designed to address childhood food ...