Steve Oomittuk

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Experts Outline Benefits of Boosting Arctic Broadband; But Some Cite Cultural 'Concern'

Tim Ellis

Participants in the Arctic Broadband Forum held this week at the University of Alaska Fairbanks got an update on the progress of a project that promises…

Changing Arctic

Elder Worries Broadband Will Erode Native Culture, Make Youth ‘Forget Their Identity’

Tim Ellis

A concern over broadband coming to Native villages …The biggest local internet-service provider in northernmost Alaska expects high demand for the…

Changing Arctic

Alaska Native Leaders Offer Diverging Views on Offshore Oil Drilling

Tim Ellis

The Inupiat people of Point Hope, Alaska, celebrate a successful whaling season with song and dance.But community leader Steve Oomittuk worries about what…