Teller, AK

My dad’s mom, Evelyn Tweet, or “Little Gramma” was born in Teller in 1929, and lived there until she moved to Anchorage in 1974. Growing up, she sometimes mentioned her uncles who were gold miners or the store her family owned. Otherwise, she didn’t talk about her life there very much. Teller always seemed to […]

The second and final night of the 2026 Teller Cultural Festival saw a packed house. The bleachers inside the school gym became so full, it became standing room only. The festival has been a staple of the community for two decades, and Cora Ablowaluk has been organizing it since the start. She explained it’s the […]

With friends and family standing beside him, Darrin Scott Topkok received the 2026 Glenn Godfrey Law Enforcement Award at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. Topkok grew up in Teller on the Seward Peninsula and began his law enforcement career in 2020 as a village public safety officer (VPSO). The program is overseen […]