Bob Loescher was Sealaska’s CEO from 1997 to 2001. He headed up the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s housing and electrical authorities and was a subsistence-rights activist.
Alaska Native Corporations
Conservation interests fear prized yellow cedar may face extinction
In some areas, yellow cedar trees stand white and bare of needles against a background of green hemlock. The places appear skeleton-like, bare trees standing with limbs exposed.
Sealaska dividends funded by other Native corporations
Sealaska will distribute $17.5 million in dividends to its 22,000 shareholders on Dec. 3. Most of the money comes from zinc and oil earnings up north.
Victory for Sealaska Heritage underscores weakness in the law
Federal investigators have found the Andover Newton Theological School broke the law regarding its Native art.
Workshops at Elders and Youth Conference aim to connect, educate
“It’s about helping people know who they are culturally and through heritage as well as helping them to then succeed in their educational path.”
Theology school calls off Native art sale amid investigation
The pieces are from 52 tribes, including Tlingit and Haida items that might be sacred. The country’s oldest theology school could get dinged with penalties as feds investigate.