Chalkyitsik NewsLocal news for Chalkyitsik, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Athabascan chief laid to rest- October 16, 2007 "He was truly an Indian chief long before people called him one." In a small hilltop cemetery beyond an arched entrance of peeled spruce poles, the Rev. via Fairbanks Daily News-Minerhttp://www.topix.net/city/chalkyitsik-ak/2007/10/athabascan-chief-laid-to-rest?fromrss=1 Alaska Digest- October 15, 2007 "We were pulling out all the stops because it was clear this was not a one- or two-time incident" Gov. Sarah Palin has ordered state flags be lowered to half-staff in memory of the Rev. via Juneau Empirehttp://www.topix.net/city/chalkyitsik-ak/2007/10/alaska-digest?fromrss=1 The Rev. Salmon: Athabascan traditional chief put his people first in life- October 13, 2007 Well to the north of Fairbanks, in the Yukon flats, the village of Chalkyitsik will likely find itself overrun on Monday. via Fairbanks Daily News-Minerhttp://www.topix.net/city/chalkyitsik-ak/2007/10/the-rev-salmon-athabascan-traditional-chi... Traditional chief diagnosed with terminal cancer- October 11, 2007 "He was still wanting to share his faith. He was talking about God and several (people) were praying with him and for him." The First Traditional Chief for the Athabascan people of the Interior, the Rev. David Salmon, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is home in Chalkyitsik being cared for by family members. via Fairbanks Daily News-Minerhttp://www.topix.net/city/chalkyitsik-ak/2007/10/traditional-chief-diagnosed-with-terminal... |