Sen. Dan Sullivan’s recounted President Trump suggesting reversing the McKinley-Denali name change in a meeting. “And Sen. Murkowski and I jumped over the desk and we said ‘No!'”
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Elders And Youth Conference takes a look at healing with film ‘We Breathe Again’
Native communities across Alaska are seeking a key to understanding the epidemic of suicide. The film screened Tuesday last week during the First Alaskans Institute 2017 Elders and Youth Conference held prior to the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage last week.
Murkowski addresses climate change during last day of AFN
The 51st Alaska Federation of Natives wrapped up Saturday in Anchorage on Saturday. Delegates passed a number of resolutions and heard from all three members of the state’s U.S. congressional delegation.
Vigilantes or heroes? Anchorage group takes to streets, reuniting owners with stolen vehicles
With a surge in vehicle thefts in Anchorage, some residents are taking matters into their own hands. One group mobilizing through Facebook is reuniting stolen vehicles with their owners. Members of the A Team, as they call themselves, say they are filling a void left by overworked police.
State attorney general says all 229 Alaska tribes are sovereign
“I don’t know if the gravity really is hitting everybody, but we’ve been arguing for recognition since statehood, and under this administration the attorney general has provided an opinion that, yes, tribes do exist, that we have inherent sovereignty,” said Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Lt. Gov. Mallott, keynote speaker Jody Potts rouse delegates on opening day of AFN
Dressed in full Gwich’in regalia, Potts recounted growing up in a modest dirt-floor hunting cabin in Eagle, losing someone close to suicide, and taking the conventions theme of strength in unity to get back to enjoying life again.
On Alaska day, lawmakers and staff met on oil and gas taxes
The meeting was public — sort of. It wasn’t easily accessible. There was no way to call in. The legislative information office, or LIO, was closed for the state holiday. So the meeting wasn’t streamed like others are during the legislative session.
Federal, state and Anchorage officials roll out new violent crime strategy
The “Alaska Anti-Violent Crime Strategy” is an effort to coordinate a lot of federal agencies that have a presence in the state – the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — with local and state partners.
Elders and Youth conference resolutions tackle LGBTQ rights, rural education, subsistence
Seven resolutions will go for a vote before delegates at the full Alaska Federation of Natives convention..
Tlingit storyteller brings tales to life
During the second day of the Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage, Tlingit storyteller Bob Sam spread his arms, and slowly flapped, mimicking the flight of a bird in front of nearly 50 people.