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The tribe has been developing a fixed-route public bus system for years. The new building will serve as a transportation hub for the bus, and for the tribe's other vehicles.
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Soldotna Police say the 24-year-old cultural liaison intentionally exposed himself to a student. He was relieved of duty, removed from the premises and banned from all campuses by the school district.
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“We’re sticking with transit best practices: that’s fast, frequent, reliable, affordable, safe and convenient service,” said Bryant Wright, a consultant working on plans for the bus. “Everybody using transit wants those things, if you’re from Kenai, if you’re from Soldotna, if you’re from Manhattan.”
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This summer, Kenaitze Tribe officials say archaeologists and cultural observers found stone tools, animal bones and the impressions of homes along the path of the Sterling Highway bypass project.
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge made the announcement in Kenai this morning. It's part of a $128 million award for tribal housing projects around the country.
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The tribe has released a survey about its forthcoming fixed-route bus system, Kahtnu Area Transit. The survey will help the tribe decide on a route and bus stops.
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The forthcoming bus system is set to run between Nikiski and Sterling with fixed stops. Consultants presented about the plan for the bus system during a Soldotna Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week.
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Helen Dick learned the Dena'ina language growing up in Lime Village and has taught many members of the tribe in the decades since. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe and Kenai Peninsula College held a celebration for Dick this week.
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The Kenai Peninsula is a vast collection of distant communities, which makes it a difficult place to navigate without a car. This week, representatives from many local organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation on the peninsula, and what can be done to fill them.
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The Alaska Russian Orthodox tradition of "starring" is actually Ukrainian in origin. Father Thomas Andrew visited the Kenaitze Tribe's elder center this week to perform the ceremony.