William Hensley

Aqqaluk Trust operates as a non-profit organization that relies on public funds and private contributions to provide programs and scholarships for the benefit of the iñupiat of the nana region.it focuses on language, culture and education of the Iñupiat people of northwest Alaska. The company was founded by Robert Aqqaluk Newlin, Sr. in 1989 and is headquartered in Kotzebue, AK.

First Alaskans Institute is an organization that is involved in the Moananuiakea Voyage, a voyage for oceans and earth, in partnership with the Polynesian Voyaging Society. The non-profit company is based in Anchorage, AK. The voyage will be launched from the Hokule’a, the original wa’a built to reignite their voyaging renaissance.

First Alaskans Institute is an organization that is involved in the Moananuiakea Voyage, a voyage for oceans and earth, in partnership with the Polynesian Voyaging Society. The non-profit company is based in Anchorage, AK. The voyage will be launched from the Hokule’a, the original wa’a built to reignite their voyaging renaissance.