Janet Mitchell says she and many others in Kivalina were encouraged last year when President Obama gave a shout-out to her village, and the peril it faces, after a flyover during his visit to Alaska.
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Historic agreement gives Kuskokwim tribes say in fish management
The agreement is the first formalization of co-management between the Alaska tribes along the Kuskokwim River and the federal government.
Shaktoolik builds berm to stave off rising tides
Residents want the state and federal governments to move their village before it is swallowed by a rising ocean.
Two former elected officials to serve as liaisons for rural broadband project
As construction crews work to bring high-speed internet to Western Alaska, Quintillion has chosen six local liaisons to keep communities informed of their progress.
Tribal council proposes Iñupiaq language and culture partnership with Nome Public Schools
“We have this opportunity to save a language and time is of the essence for us to collectively act,” said Megan Alvanna-Stimpfle, vice chief of the King Island Tribal Council
Bethel alcohol sales spill over into nearby villages
In Akiak, Tribal Police Officer Cynthia Ivan has been keeping a call log to compare how alcohol sales in Bethel have increased the amount of emergency calls in her village.