SueAnn Lindoff is in charge of the new youth tribal court program. She hopes it will start taking youth in a few weeks, a student or two at a time.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Enhanced IDs help some tribal members cross borders
Enrolled members of Alaska’s largest tribal government are getting enhanced photo IDs. They can be used for border crossings and some other situations where official identification is necessary.
Details emerge in tribal welfare cuts, which will include jobs, college support
Bus passes, child-care assistance, work clothing and other resources to get low-income tribal members into jobs are being cut in seven Southeast Communities..
Update: Tribal assistance, job programs lose funds
Southeast Alaska’s regional tribal government is temporarily ending programs that help clients find jobs and pay for living expenses.
Tribal leader optimistic after State Department, EPA meeting
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal organization says this month’s meetings with the U.S. State Department and Environmental Protection Agency were productive.
Language assistance provisions enacted in western Alaska and the Arctic
When Alaskans went to the polls this week, some had new options for language assistance. Expanded help for Yup’ik, Gwich’in and Inupiaq speakers was the result of a lawsuit brought against the state in 2013.