Association of Village Council Presidents wants change in VAWA
The Association of Village Council Presidents would like its tribes to be able to prosecute non-tribal members in their local courts.
Kookesh remains hospitalized after heart attack
An Alaska Native leader and former lawmaker remained in the hospital Tuesday after suffering a heart attack Monday in Juneau.
Sealaska chairman, former Senator Kookesh hospitalized after heart attack
Former state Senator Albert Kookesh was medevaced to Anchorage Monday morning after suffering a heart attack.
Alaskans celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Alaskans marked Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Saturday, in honor of the Tlingit woman whose testimony to the territorial legislature helped pass an Anti-Discrimination Act in … more
Sequester has officials watching Indian Health Services closely
Despite advancements in tribal governing, leaders are worried about the coming sequester, and what it means for Indian Health Services.
Attorney: Fishermen should get first go at kings
An attorney for Alaska Natives cited for illegal fishing is renewing his religious protection defense, saying the state could conserve king salmon runs on the Kuskokwim River while giving Yup’ik Eskimos subsistence priority to accommodate their long-held spiritual views.
Tlingit elder, Sealaska board member Clarence Jackson dies
A memorial service for Tlingit elder and original Sealaska Corporation board member Clarence Jackson will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at the ANB Hall in Juneau. Jackson died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.
Juneau Assembly moves historic district boundary to clear way for Soboleff Center
The Juneau Assembly on Monday voted to change the boundary of the city’s historic district, clearing the way for Sealaska Heritage Institute’s proposed Walter Soboleff Center to be built as designed.
Alaskans attend Inauguration Day events
APRN’s Peter Granitz talked to Alaskans who traveled to Washington D.C. for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Formal groundbreaking for SLAM project
Dirt has been turned for the new State Libraries, Archives and Museum in the capital city. The project to hold Alaska’s treasures in one building … more
