In 2013, Congress authorized the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to establish a national veterans memorial for Natives. The Alaska community consultations of that national effort wrapped last week.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Judge orders landowners to pay $52,000 in Chilkoot land use case
A dispute in Haines between private landowners and several Native organizations has come to a close. The disagreement over drive-down access for hooligan fishing on the Chilkoot River was resolved by a judge last year.
Judge delivers blow to Trump administration in Dakota Access fight
The federal judge found the Trump administration failed to follow environmental procedures. While the ruling doesn’t order a halt to pipeline operations, it does open the door to that possibility.
Southeast tribal organization says it will support the Paris Climate Accord
“We’re responsible for these lands,” said Central Council President Richard Peterson.
U.S. Senate committee advances bill to make Native tribes eligible for Amber Alert grants
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Tuesday approved a bill that would make Native tribes eligible for Amber Alert grants.
Native groups install totem pole at Gastineau Elementary, lost cemetery
It is hoped that raising the Raven totem pole will pay respect to the grievances of the past, restore the T’aak̲u K̲wáan’s ancestral connection to the land, and signal their desire to heal and move forward, culture intact.