Subsistence, a practice which past generations participated in without question, has become a complex legal puzzle — “a very unsettled and unsettling [legal landscape] for Alaska Native people,” according to one lawyer who has spent decades working on subsistence cases.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Rifts widen over Yakutat village corporation’s expanded logging
Yakutat’s mayor says she’s concerned that area’s forestland is being sold too quickly.
Master-apprentice program aims to create new generation of Alutiiq teachers
The program includes a stipend so that language learners can focus on Alutiiq.
Juneau officials might rename this public space ‘Peratrovich Plaza’
Right now, this prominent public space is called “Archipelago Lot 2A.” Few people know the name.
Alaskans might see tribal recognition on the 2022 ballot
To get on the 2022 ballot, initiative organizers will have to collect more than 36,000 signatures.
Tlingit and Haida holds its 86th Tribal Assembly
Tribal citizens and delegates gathered for the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s 86thannual Tribal Assembly. The event is used to update tribal delegates and citizens on the past year, pass resolutions and hold elections.