A skiff that reportedly had two people and two dogs on board is missing in Northwest Alaska.
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Update: Illness hits two Alaska cruise ships
Two cruise ships sailing Alaska waters have battled recent norovirus outbreaks. The highly-contagious illness causes vomiting, diarrhea and fevers, and can lead to dehydration.
Government-tribal collaboration session set for Southeast
Officials from 10 federal agencies will meet Thursday (August 9th) with tribal leaders from northern Southeast Alaska. It’s one in a series of regional tribal collaboration gatherings.
Term-limits lose, Sealaska board members re-elected
Sealaska shareholders have voted down a term-limits measure. It would have restricted board members to four, three-year terms.
Sealaska shareholders meet Saturday in Juneau
The regional Native corporation for Southeast Alaska holds its annual shareholders’ meeting Saturday (June 23rd). Sealaska Corporation has about 21,000 shareholders, many living outside the state.
House passes bill granting thousands of acres of National Forest to Sealaska
The U.S. House passed a bill today ceding tens of thousands of acres of the Tongass National Forest to the Sealaska Native Corporation.