Smithsonian Magazine

The Politics of Viewing Polar Bears

Three polar bears climbing on a snow-covered pile of bowhead whale bones on Barter Island near Kaktovik, Alaska. Reimar 8 / Alamy This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about ...
Oregonian

The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages

KAKTOVIK, Alaska (AP) — Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean just off the state’s northern coast, pinned ...
WGAL

The ability to cast a ballot isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages

That's made Kaktovik a popular spot for polar bear tourism. The village also has a polar bear patrol, led by village mayor Nathan Gordon Jr., to run the animals out of town when they get too ...
WTAE-TV

The ability to cast a ballot isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages

Early last summer, George Kaleak, a whaling captain in the tiny Alaska Native village of Kaktovik, on an island in the Arctic Ocean just off the state's northern coast, pinned a flyer to the blue, ...