A Southeast Alaska cultural organization has hired a contractor to build a large Native arts and education center in Juneau. The Sealaska Heritage Institute announced Monday that it awarded the contract to build the Walter Soboleff Center to Dawson Construction.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska
Yakutat gold boom goes bust
An Oklahoma company’s plan to mine gold from a large area around Yakutat is dead and buried. But there’s still interest in smaller operations near the northern Southeast community.
Where will SE election boundaries end up?
The latest redistricting maps propose new political boundaries for much of Southeast Alaska. Some answer community concerns. But the final result is not going to make everyone happy.
Alaska Native canoe paddles lost in storm return home
Remember the Southeast Alaska Native paddlers who lost their canoes on a recent journey through Southeast? Some of the lost paddles had a homecoming of sorts a few weeks ago in Yakutat.
Incumbents win another term on the Sealaska board
Sealaska shareholders have re-elected four incumbents to their regional Native corporation’s board of directors.
Update: Sealaska lands bill passes Senate committee
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s version of the Sealaska lands bill has passed out of its only committee of referral.