The Association of Village Council Presidents would like its tribes to be able to prosecute non-tribal members in their local courts.
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Sealaska chairman, former Senator Kookesh hospitalized after heart attack
Former state Senator Albert Kookesh was medevaced to Anchorage Monday morning after suffering a heart attack.
Alaskans celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Alaskans marked Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Saturday, in honor of the Tlingit woman whose testimony to the territorial legislature helped pass an Anti-Discrimination Act in 1945. A small crowd gathered at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau to hear a talk from Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, a board member of Sealaska Native Corporation and the Douglas Indian…
Sequester has officials watching Indian Health Services closely
Despite advancements in tribal governing, leaders are worried about the coming sequester, and what it means for Indian Health Services.
Tlingit elder, Sealaska board member Clarence Jackson dies
A memorial service for Tlingit elder and original Sealaska Corporation board member Clarence Jackson will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at the ANB Hall in Juneau. Jackson died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.
Juneau Assembly moves historic district boundary to clear way for Soboleff Center
The Juneau Assembly on Monday voted to change the boundary of the city’s historic district, clearing the way for Sealaska Heritage Institute’s proposed Walter Soboleff Center to be built as designed.