The theme highlights “the challenges and opportunities the Native community and all Alaskans face, including responding to and recovering from the pandemic and resulting economic downturn.”
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Hundreds attend Central Council virtual rally in support of Black Lives Matter
Black and native speakers led the event with a discussion on the intersecting struggles of black and indigenous communities.
Census undercount may lead to less funding for Tlingit and Haida and other tribes in Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribe is reminding citizens that it could see a loss in funding if they don’t report in the 2020 census.
There’s a third case of COVID-19 in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
YKHC says the person was in Bethel when the hospital tested them positive for coronavirus.
Y-K Delta tribes protest Donlin Gold in letter to mining company Novagold
Ten tribes have sent a letter protesting the proposed Donlin Gold mine to the two companies trying to build it in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
‘Unserviced’ Communities: – Adapting to the coronavirus pandemic without water and sewer
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended every person across the country wash their hands regularly throughout the day to prevent the spread of germs. Some in rural Alaska, without running water, are left asking: How? “That’s easier said than done,” said Frank Oxereok Jr., the mayor of Wales, a small coastal community with a…
Byron Mallott: ‘My friend, we also have lived life fully, made a few contributions’
Byron Mallott was most recently known as Alaska’s lieutenant governor, but his greatest legacy was likely shaping generations of Alaska Natives through political and corporate leadership.
Invited to ‘virtual consultations’ to talk Roadless Rule, tribal governments feel distanced
In total, nine tribal governments have requested the feds hit pause on the Roadless Rule decision while the pandemic unfolds.
‘Unserviced’ communities: Why some Western Alaska villages lack basic sanitation infrastructure
As aging water systems and government bureaucracy threaten the public health of Alaska Native villages across the Bering Strait region, community leaders struggle to obtain funding for critical water and sewer infrastructure.
Injunction holds up $8B CARES Act Tribal allocation for Alaska Native corporations
A statement from the Department of Treasury says amounts calculated for Alaska Native regional and village corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be held back while a lawsuit is decided.