Alaska elections officials are struggling to put methods in place to translate the state’s election ballot into an array of diverse Alaska Native languages.
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Toksook Bay Tribe receives more than $10 million federal grant for trail construction
The Toksook Bay Tribe has received more than $10 million to construct trails to the nearby community of Nightmute, and along the coast to the fishing grounds at Umkumiut, an important subsistence location.
Villages of Napaskiak and Marshall call for emergency declarations over alcohol-related crime and deaths
Tribal Administrator Sharon Williams said that five Napaskiak residents have died in alcohol-related incidents since Bethel legalized alcohol sales in 2016. That’s a little over 1 percent of the village’s total population.
Pilot Station man dies after exchanging gunfire with troopers
A Pilot Station man fleeing from the law died after a daylong standoff ended in a shootout with Alaska State Troopers.
Weary of alcohol deaths, Napaskiak asks governor to declare state of emergency
Napaskiak asked Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency, following an increase in alcohol-related deaths in the village of Bethel.
House committee hearing on Alaska Native language endangerment to resume
House Concurrent Resolution 19 urges Gov. Bill Walker to “issue an Administrative order recognizing a linguistic emergency,” for the 20 recognized Alaska Native languages.