The tribe said it decided to withdraw, in part, due to issues with patient care and Bristol Bay Area Health Corp.’s insufficient response to their concerns.
Alaska Native Corporations
Alaska Native corporation CIRI endorses Dunleavy recall effort
The board of directors of Cook Inlet Region Inc., or CIRI, announced Thursday that they support the effort to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Environmental groups file new lawsuit to block new Izembek land swap deal
Nine environmental groups have filed a new lawsuit to block a road in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. For nearby King Cove, it’s the latest in a long series of legal and political hurdles.
Northern Dynasty stock jumps after EPA withdraws proposed Pebble restrictions
The company responsible for the proposed Pebble Mine saw a 60% surge in share price Tuesday. The surge comes on the heels of a recent EPA decision favorable to the project’s development.
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit
It’s still too early to know if petroleum even exists in the refuge in commercially-viable quantities. But if it’s found, Kaktovik’s residents are simultaneously positioned to be among the biggest beneficiaries, and to experience some of the biggest disruptions.
Two worlds that overlap: Richard Glenn sees ANWR drilling as a boon to Iñupiaq communities
Richard Glenn is an inconvenient truth for opponents of drilling in the Arctic Refuge. He presents a challenge to a prevalent narrative in Washington, D.C., that Native people oppose development in the Arctic.