Corporations and tribes serve the same communities, but sometimes the two entities are at odds or struggle to coordinate over community decisions.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Alaska without ANCSA? Look to Metlakatla.
Metlakatla Indian Community is the only federal reserve in Alaska and is not a part of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
After years of waiting, Akiak turns on high-speed internet
Akiak is the first community in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to bring broadband to all its residents.
Association of Village Council Presidents enacts vaccine mandate for employees
Under the policy, all employees must be fully vaccinated against the virus by Jan. 4, 2022.
Local governments steer money to Juneau child care centers struggling to find workers
The City and Borough of Juneau and the Tlingit and Haida Central Council are both steering extra money to child care services in Juneau.
Wrangell joins other Southeast communities, tribes in calling for transboundary mine reforms
Wrangell’s assembly has unanimously called on Canadian regulators to immediately pause permitting, development and expansion of mines upstream from Southeast Alaska’s waterways. It’s also asking the provincial government of British Columbia to permanently ban the practice of storing liquid mine waste behind earthen dams.