Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the blanket toss, the Alaskan high kick, the seal hop and the ear pull ...

After an outcry from members of the Alaska Native community, Alaska Airlines has removed the line "Meet our Eskimo" and replaced it with "Meet the Eskimo" on its website, alongside the airline's ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - This is Nicole Johnston's 28th year as either an athlete, coach or administrator in the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, which will be held July 15-18 at the Carlson Center. This ...

Anyone who is familiar with the Vail Symposium embraces the eclectic and stimulating programs they offer. From political discourses and debates, the arts, architecture and foreign films, the ...

Changing attitudes toward the word "Eskimo" were recognized at the national level on Friday when President Barack Obama signed legislation that replaced that term with "Alaska Native" in federal laws.

FAIRBANKS — Eskimo ice cream, Indian ice cream, fish ice cream, “Akutuq” in Inupiaq or “Akutaq” in Yup'ik — the traditional Alaska Native dish comprising frozen berries, rendered game fat, seal oil ...

As humans spread out of Africa and settled the rest of the world tens of thousands of years ago, one geographic location was the last frontier that people conquered: the North American Arctic. The ...

I know the more perspicacious among you are wondering what a teeny, tiny baby girl and her young parents have to do with someone named Molly Hootch. Hang on. As you no doubt recall with great clarity, ...

Confused about the word Eskimo? It’s a commonly used term referring to the native peoples of Alaska and other Arctic regions, including Siberia, Canada and Greenland. It comes from a Central ...

Eskimos do not suffer from diabetes or cancer, rarely from hardening of the arteries. Yet they subsist almost entirely on meat. The possible relationship between such absence of disease and the ...

Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the Alaskan high... Eskimo-Indian Olympics Capture Native Traditions ...