Before Trump’s inauguration, his transition team met with Native leaders to ask what they wanted out of the new administration.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Craig Tribal Association’s land-into-trust application approved
The application places a 1.08-acre parcel into federal Indian trust status. Tribal president Clinton Cook Sr. said the association applied for the status change to protect CTA’s government and homeland.
New House majority takes over on first day of session
Edgmon said he’s hopeful the Legislature will reach a fiscal solution that is both balanced in terms of serving vulnerable populations and sustainable into the future.
Alaska Native healthcare leader Sally Smith dies at 70
H. Sally Smith, longtime chairman of the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation board of directors, died Tuesday in Seattle from complications with leukemia. She was 70.
Anvik tribal courts given more jurisdiction in lower level cases
The state of Alaska and the Anvik Tribe have signed an historic justice agreement. The government to government pact provides a template for tribal courts to administer restorative sentences in certain lower level cases, as an alternative to the state criminal justice system.
Eklutna reaches deal with Anchorage over trash gas and new housing
The Municipality of Anchorage has reached an agreement with a local Native corporation in a deal that will avoid years of costly litigation for both sides. During a news conference Jan. 4, leaders from both the city and Eklutna Inc. shared details of the multi-part agreement, which include promises of new housing stock, infrastructure and cash…