On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A thirty foot Unangax̂ open skin boat will be the first of its kind to touch water in over two centuries. The Chilkat River has been nominated by as one of ten most endangered rivers in the country. And the Alaska House approved an operating budget on Monday that includes a 2700-dollar Permanent Fund dividend.

Photo by Stephanie McGeary: Kanesia McGlashan-Price and Marc Daniels next to the nigilax̂ frame at Mind’s Eye.