Subsistence, a practice which past generations participated in without question, has become a complex legal puzzle — “a very unsettled and unsettling [legal landscape] for Alaska Native people,” according to one lawyer who has spent decades working on subsistence cases.
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Despite higher COVID risk, most pregnant Americans remain unvaccinated
Expecting mothers who get COVID are twice as likely to be admitted to the ICU and have a 70% increased risk of losing their lives.
Alaska scrambles to spend nearly $100M in federal child care relief as centers close
The state received about $95 million from the federal government this spring to address the child care crunch. So far, the state has written a grant program to distribute only $5 million of that statewide.
Alaska is expecting COVID-19 vaccines for a wider group of kids in the coming weeks
The Biden Administration announced Wednesday it will have enough shots for every eligible child in the country.
Episcopal Diocese of Alaska to investigate the history of church-run boarding schools for Indigenous children
Bishop Mark Lattime said the action was prompted by the discovery of unmarked graves where Indigenous children were buried at Canadian boarding schools.
1 in 3 working families is struggling to find the child care they desperately need
The poll found that in the last few months, 44% of households with children under age 18 have been facing serious financial problems.