The Chilkoot Indian Association Disaster has received relief funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help Haines homeowners fix damage from the December 2020 floods and landslides.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
After pushback, Cape Fox Corporation shelves plan to replace historic schoolhouse with grocery store
The Saxman schoolhouse is thought to be the oldest inhabited building in the community of about 400 people.
Skagway Traditional Council monitors wildlife activity to forecast seasonal hooligan run
For the last three to four years, the Skagway Traditional Council has been utilizing a relatively new type of science to study the fish.
Alaska development authority signs land access agreement with Native corporation for Ambler Road project
The land along the road’s route near the highway and the village of Evansville is owned by Doyon, the state’s largest private landowner. The agreement is not a right of way and does not guarantee long-term access to the area by AIDEA or the road project.
Tribes and Alaska Native corporations present $530 million grammar puzzle to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this morning about whether Alaska Native corporations can receive a portion of the $8 billion earmarked in the CARES Act for tribal governments.
Portable, Sitka-built ‘mini homes’ could help with Southeast Alaska’s housing crunch
They’re bigger than a tiny house and smaller than a conventional one, but built to the same standards. There’s a bedroom, small bathroom and basic kitchen.