At least 50 First Nations and tribes signed a treaty Thursday opposing tar sands expansion plans that they view as “a collective threat to our Nations.”
Alaska Native Government & Policy
As School Starts, More States Focus on Native American Students
On the Spokane Indian Reservation, in eastern Washington, a group of about 40 public school teachers gathered last month, in a field of reeds that stretched as high as their heads. Before harvesting the reeds, or tules, to make mats, they prayed. Later, they left tobacco as a gift. By learning the rituals of the…
Tribe Claims Cross-Border Rights as Hunting Violations Head to Canadian Court
The Canadian government deemed the Sinixt tribe “extinct” and reclaimed their land. The Sinixt still have federal recognition in the United States, however.
Saxman rally supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
A peaceful gathering took place Monday afternoon in Saxman in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. But speakers expressed concerns beyond what is happening in North Dakota.
Native leaders call for federal involvement on transboundary mining
“No matter how good the talks are between Alaska and B.C., those aren’t the talks the need to be happening,” the head of a transboundary mining group said.
Banished man sentenced to probation in negligent homicide case
After accepting a plea deal to charges of negligent homicide in a Bethel court on Monday, Derek Adams of Nunam Iqua has been sentenced to four years in prison and a decade of probation.