Mekoryuk is the first community in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — and likely the first in Alaska — to possibly reach total vaccination for everyone aged 16 and older.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Western Alaska village adds vaccine requirement to enter store
Store employees verify that a customer is good to enter by checking their name on a list of vaccinated individuals provided by the tribe.
Exploratory drilling to resume at controversial mine project near Haines, Klukwan
Drillers will be back on the mountain around the clock after a year-long hiatus at a mining project near Haines and Klukwan.
After 2-year break, seiners hopeful Sitka herring fishery will continue into future
State management of the herring fishery has been the subject of ongoing litigation in the courts for two years now, with the Sitka Tribe arguing that subsistence harvests of herring roe are not being properly addressed.
Wrangell tribe helps keep thousands of pounds of toxic e-waste out of landfills
A Tlingit tribe in the Southeast community of Wrangell — the Wrangell Cooperative Association — has been working to recycle electronics to reduce e-waste. That helps keep potentially toxic materials from becoming hazardous waste on the island.
The CARES Act flooded Alaska tribes with funds for pandemic programs. Now they’re bracing for a bigger deluge.
While the CARES Act was big, with an $8 billion fund for tribal governments nationwide, the American Rescue Plan has $20 billion for tribes.