A museum closure is moving thousands of Indigenous artifacts closer to home

Also: Assembly reins in a proposal for an East Anchorage homeless shelter Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Friday, April 29. In today's newsletter: - A museum closure is moving thousands of Indigenous artifacts closer to home across Alaska, and doubling the size of the Alaska Native Heritage Center's collection. - Republican lawmakers have removed Wasilla Rep. David Eastman from the Alaska House minority caucus. - The Anchorage Assembly reined in a proposal for a homeless shelter in East Anchorage, limiting it to 150 beds, and postponed a $6.2 million funding vote on the shelter. The weekend is here, and our events guide is packed with potential activities, from the UAA Clay Body Club Spring Pottery Sale, happening today, to the Cabin Fever Reliever spring run on Sunday. And if you want to help spruce Anchorage up for spring, don't forget the Citywide Cleanup, kicking off this weekend. [Info on all that and more here](. ☀️ Anchorage weather It's another sunny day today in the Anchorage area, with a high of 56 degrees. The clouds are expected to roll in over the weekend, but high temperatures should remain in the 50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Elizabeth Harball, eharball@adn.com [A museum closure is moving thousands of Indigenous artifacts closer to home across Alaska]( [A museum closure is moving thousands of Indigenous artifacts closer to home across Alaska]( The transfer of more than 1,700 works of art and material culture doubled the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s collection, part of a broader trend playing out as individuals and institutions return Indigenous works. [Read More]( [Republican lawmakers remove Rep. David Eastman from Alaska House minority caucus]( [Republican lawmakers remove Rep. David Eastman from Alaska House minority caucus]( The decision followed conflicts between the Wasilla state representative and other Republicans. [Read More]( [Assembly reins in proposed East Anchorage shelter to 150 beds, postpones $6.2 million funding vote to May]( [Assembly reins in proposed East Anchorage shelter to 150 beds, postpones $6.2 million funding vote to May]( The Assembly also made the proposed funding for the shelter dependent on Bronson’s agreement to convert a former Midtown hotel into a substance misuse treatment center. [Read More]( [Conservation groups push for reversal of ruling that allows King Cove road to advance]( [Conservation groups push for reversal of ruling that allows King Cove road to advance]( It represents the latest effort to stop the road — a project supported by Alaska’s statewide elected officials and residents of the village of King Cove. Critics say that potential impacts on the refuge’s globally-significant bird and other wildlife populations outweigh the benefits. [Read More]( [Millions of Alaska-bound honeybees die in Atlanta during airline transport]( [Millions of Alaska-bound honeybees die in Atlanta during airline transport]( Most of the bees, which were bumped from their original route to Anchorage and put on a flight to Atlanta, died after being left for hours in crates on the ground during hot weather. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows]( [Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows]( [Read More]( [The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect wild places. What went wrong in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest?]( [The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect wild places. What went wrong in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest?]( [Read More]( [Separate weekend wellness fairs in Anchorage offer family-friendly health tips]( [This weekend: A community wellness fair in Mountain View and a a Mental Health Resource Fair in Spenard]( [Read More]( [Biden says he’s ‘taking a hard look’ at student loan forgiveness]( [Biden says he’s ‘taking a hard look’ at student loan forgiveness]( [Read More]( [Versatile and flavorful, this one-pot pasta with peas, lemon and garlic is a weekday staple]( [Versatile and flavorful, this one-pot pasta with peas, lemon and garlic is a weekday staple]( [Read More]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for about $4 per week]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503