Community members have another chance to weigh in tonight on the potential transfer of Tongass National Forest land to five new urban Native corporations.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Tuluksak gets access to running water 45 days after fire destroyed its only clean water source
On March 2, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation was finally able to restore continuous access to drinking water in Tuluksak with a reverse osmosis water filtration system.
Curyung Tribal Council joins new effort to address epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous persons
At the beginning of the year, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Alaska announced that the Department of Justice would embark on a pilot project to address the missing and murdered Indigenous persons epidemic in the state. The Curyung Tribal Council in Dillingham is one of three Alaska tribes that volunteered to be part of the…
Sealaska Heritage settles Ravenstail coat case with Neiman Marcus, other defendants
The terms of the settlement are confidential, but some effects of it may become public.
Alaska’s top tribal health executive has resigned
Andy Teuber has been ANTHC’s president since 2008, and he also serves as chief executive of Kodiak’s tribal health care provider, the Kodiak Area Native Association. Teuber sits on the University of Alaska Board of Regents, as well.
Federal judge dismisses Metlakatla lawsuit arguing tribal members shouldn’t need state fishing permits
Attorneys for the state argued that Congress never intended to grant Metlakatla the fishing rights the tribe claimed.