The Alaska Native Media Group (ANMG) and partner Alaska Teen Media Institute are releasing four one-hour radio/podcast episodes. Listeners can find the podcasts at alaskanativemedia.org/radio-show/. They are also available on PodBean, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
NATIVE Voices features Alaska Native community leaders in conversation about lived experiences and issues that are often misrepresented or left unanswered in public discourse.
The first four episodes are hosted by Hannah Bissett (Dena’ina Athabascan) and produced by longtime Alaska reporters Joaqlin Estus (Tlingit) and Rhonda McBride. The Alaska Teen Media Institute recorded and edited all the episodes.
Episode titles:
Episode 1 – ABCs of Native organizations
Episode 2 – Tribal Sovereignty in Alaska
Episode 3 – The Soul of Subsistence, part one, from the Uncle’s perspective
Episode 4 – The Soul of Subsistence, part two, from the Auntie’s perspective
Bissett is a four-time Alaska Broadcasters Association Goldie Award winner and a graduate student in public policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Estus and McBride produced two episodes apiece and were inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame for their work in journalism. McBride is a news producer at KNBA, and Estus is a retired ICT (Indian Country Today) and public radio reporter. Bissett and Estus also serve on the Alaska Native Media Group board.
The effort has been led by Irene Rowan (Tlingit), a longtime advocate for ANCSA and a founding member of ANMG, who said, “I’m so happy that we did this. It’s been a dream of mine for years.” Produced on Dena’ina land in Anchorage, the project was funded in 2025.
For its first four episodes, NATIVE Voices was funded by a grant from The CIRI Foundation. ANMG is seeking additional funding and partnerships to continue production on new topics and episodes.
Nonprofit Alaska Native Media Group’s purpose is to promote and advance Alaska Natives in the media.
