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UAF ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Indigenous Studies receives USDA grant for food initiative

October 26, 2026

Discover how a new USDA grant helps UAF drive Alaska Native food sovereignty through education and community research.
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Alexander appointed director of Center for One Health Research

July 24, 2024

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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: ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Rural and Community Development to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Indigenous Studies. This action effectively makes UAF the first public institution of higher education in the Nation to have such a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Indigenous Studies

May 23, 2024

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Rural and Community Development is now the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will offer two new Native language courses for the fall 2024 semester.
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Kuskokwim ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø celebrates 50th commencement ceremony

May 13, 2024

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Kuskokwim ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Troth Yeddha' ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
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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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Troth Yeddha' ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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' ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø 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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
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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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø assistant professor who helped create the document.
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Acclaimed Yup'ik artist joins UAF Kuskokwim ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

December 07, 2023

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Rural and Community Development welcomes acclaimed Yup'ik artist Golga Oscar to the new Native arts coordinator position at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Kuskokwim ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in Bethel, Alaska.
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CRCD and IARC co-host 'A Place for Knowledge Exchange' seminar series

November 29, 2023

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Rural and Community Development and the International Arctic Research Center are excited to co-host a new virtual seminar series called "A Place for Knowledge Exchange." The monthly conversations will cover collaborative approaches to research, education and real-life community-based practices in rural Alaska.
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Friday Focus: Tamamta - All of Us - transforming together

November 17, 2023

We are so proud of the collective work of the Tamamta program. Tamamta means all of us in Yugtun and Sugs'tun. Inspired by Indigenous students, scholars, and leaders - the Tamamta team came together to seek deep transformation in how we teach about, study, and govern fisheries in Alaska. We uplift Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous knowledge systems, and Tribal governance to the center of fishery systems - systems Indigenous Peoples have been stewarding across Alaska for thousands of years.
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Alaska Native Language Center bookstore reopens

November 13, 2023

The UAF Alaska Native Language Center Bookstore, a cultural hub dedicated to preserving and promoting indigenous languages, celebrates its reopening today, Nov. 13.
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Professor Tia Tidwell featured on new podcast, The Alaska Myth

November 13, 2023

Tia Tidwell, assistant professor of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, was a guest on the first episode of the new podcast, The Alaska Myth. The Alaska Myth is a podcast about how Alaskans view our history and ourselves.
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