Anchorage-based Native nonprofit health system serving Alaska Native and American Indian people across south-central Alaska. Co-owns Alaska Native Medical Center with ANTHC. Pioneer of the Nuka System of Care.
Anchorage, AK, USA
Southcentral Foundation treats traditional food as medicine at a free Anchorage gathering
Southcentral Foundation is hosting a free Traditional Foods Gathering July 27-28 at 4501 Diplomacy Drive in Anchorage, with in-person seats capped at 150 on a first-come basis and a virtual option available.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
In Tyonek, one health aide holds the village's care together
Robert Stephan is the sole community health aide in Tyonek, a remote Alaska village, filling the gaps between infrequent provider visits as he prepares for PA school.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage health facility secures federal approval for land transfer to expand services
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs unanimously approved eight bills Wednesday benefiting tribes in Massachusetts, Washington, Alaska, and California, even as members sharply criticized the administration's proposed budget cuts to tribal programs.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage clinic offers kuspuk, beading, and talking circle classes
Southcentral Foundation's Traditional Healing Clinic at 4320 Diplomacy Drive is running at least four cultural classes this month, ranging from beadwork to a three-session kuspuk sewing series to a talking circle ceremony introduction on Wednesday.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska Native Heritage Center collects traditional foods for typhoon relief
The Alaska Native Heritage Center is coordinating traditional food donations for families displaced by Typhoon Halong. Donors can deliver subsistence foods to the Anchorage campus using designated drop-off windows.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago1 min readAI
Decades-old rules cap buildings at a Tudor Road corner. The Assembly may start to lift them.
The Anchorage Assembly is considering a land use plan amendment that would redesignate two Southcentral Foundation parcels in the Century Village subdivision from 'Neighborhood Center' to 'Main Street Corridor.' The change would not itself alter zoning but could support a later effort to remove a 40-year-old special limitation capping building heights at 25 feet.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Southcentral Foundation offers cultural education classes in June
Traditional Healing Clinic is running cultural education classes in late May and early June teaching Alaska Native language preservation, traditional food preparation, and craft skills. The programming addresses cultural continuity concerns raised by tribal communities.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min readAI