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Dr. Nick Begich

Dr. Nick Begich is the eldest son of the late United States Congressman from Alaska, Nick Begich Sr., and political activist Pegge Begich. He is well known in Alaska for his own political activities. He was twice elected President of both the Alaska Federation of Teachers and the Anchorage Council of Education. He has been pursuing independent research in the sciences and politics for most of his adult life. Begich received his doctorate in traditional medicine from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines in November 1994.

He co-authored with Jeane Manning the book Angels Don't Play This HAARP; Advances in Tesla Technology. Begich has also authored Earth Rising – The Revolution: Toward a Thousand Years of Peace and and his latest book Earth Rising II– The Betrayal of Science, Society and the Soul both with the late James Roderick. He is also the editor of Earthpulse Flashpoints, a new-science book series. Begich has published articles in science, politics and education and is a well known lecturer, having presented throughout the United States and in nineteen countries. He has been featured as a guest on thousands of radio broadcasts reporting on his research activities including new technologies, health and earth science related issues. He has also appeared on dozens of television documentaries and other programs throughout the world including BBC-TV, CBC-TV, TeleMundo, and others.

Begich has served as an expert witness and speaker before the European Parliament. He has spoken on various issues for groups representing citizen concerns, statesmen and elected officials, scientists and others. He is the publisher and co-owner of Earthpulse Press and is also under contract as Tribal Administrator/Village Planner for the Chickaloon Village Council, a federally recognized American Indian Tribe of the Athabascan Indian Nation. Begich also serves as Executive Director of The Lay Institute of Technology, Inc. a Texas non-profit corporation.

Dr. Begich is married to Shelah Begich-Slade and has five children. He resides just north of Anchorage in the community of Eagle River, Alaska, USA.

Shelah Begich Slade

Alaskan artist Shelah Begich Slade has lived in Alaska since the 1960s. Shelah is married to Dr. Nick Begich, her destined companion since they met at Bartlett-Begich High School during a reading class over 30 years ago. They have three children – Forest Falcon, Sierra Rain and Nichole Sapphire – two Aussie dogs named Morgan and Merlin, one Pixie-bobcat named Shadow Walker, and three chickens – all residing in Eagle River, Alaska.
Shelah was born in the Philippines where she resided for a year and a half, then moved to Japan with her military family. She was ten years old when she first came to the United States, where her family spent a yearlong tour of duty on the island of Adak, Alaska, at the end of the Aleutian Chain. Her parents as natural artists, and the places she has lived inspired Shelah.

Shelah has been involved with Chickaloon Native Village located in Southcentral Alaska for the last seven years. She has arranged women’s retreats, cooked for her Village events and worked in both the Education and Health Departments of the Tribal Government, primarily working with Elders and Children. Shelah also worked for the only Alaska Native-operated school – Ya Ne Dah Ah – where she learned some of the Athabascan stories, language, and culture. Shelah’s love for Chickaloon and her adopted people has also inspired her work and is reflected in many of her pieces of art.

Chickaloon Village Clan Grandmother Katie Wade adopted Shelah on Katie’s birthday, December 15, 2000. On that same day her husband was adopted by Donita Peters, granddaughter of Chief Chiklu, and given his traditional names by the two adopting families. During a separate ceremony on June 30, 2001, Shelah was adopted by Chief Marie Smith Jones, the last full-blooded Eyak of the Eyak Nation located near Cordova, Alaska. Chief Marie is the last of her People to speak the Eyak language. Shelah was given an Eyak name by the Chief that translates into the English words, “Gentle Wind.” Shelah has traveled with many prominent Alaskans and Traditional Peoples throughout the United States and has had the privilege of learning their gentle ways of loving and respecting nature and each other.

Many pieces of Shelah’s art start with an Athabascan prayer, and she smudges each piece with sage. Some art features Portage Glacier water from the Begich-Boggs Visitor Center (the most visited destination in Alaska), substances from Mother Earth, and other materials from Alaska. Shelah blends her art, her spirit and all the places she has traveled and loved in a unique blend of color and inspiration.