Tlingit and Haida will use the money to expand composting in Juneau and tribal communities across Southeast Alaska. It’s part of a larger trend of funding for composting in the region.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Southeast Alaska tribe continues hands-on response to glacial flooding
As many as 500 tribal citizens live in the flood zone, though not all were impacted by flooding last week.
Aniak’s tribe sues state, feds over ancestral remains taken from airport site
The tribe wants the excavated remains to be returned. It also seeks permission to continue exploring the site to recover and preserve other remains or cultural artifacts.
A federal judge ruled that Alaska tribes may put land into trust. Now what?
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks sat down with KTOO’s Clarise Larson to talk about what the ruling really means, and why it matters.
Federal judge says Alaska tribes may put land into trust, a step toward ‘Indian country’ here
The decision could change the system created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act more than 50 years ago.
Federal judge considers lawsuit that could decide Alaska tribes’ ability to put land into trust
Arguments took place in early May, and Judge Sharon Gleason has taken the case under advisement.