On Tuesday, Unalaska declared October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month; as the U.S. and Canada uncover Indigenous school history, survivors, their children and communities marked Orange Shirt day last Thursday; and nearly 500 emergency health workers arrived in Alaska last week, as the state struggles with a surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Hope McKenney is a public radio news director, reporter, producer and host based in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.