Yesterday’s announcement is a legal turn that could vastly expand tribal sovereignty in Alaska.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Bethel’s Megan Leary takes first runner-up at Miss Indian World
Bethel’s Megan Leary is the 2014 first runner up of the Miss Indian World competition, which concluded Saturday night at the Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tlingit elder, master storyteller Cyril George dies
A memorial service for Cyril George Sr. is Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau
Alaska becomes the second state to officially recognize indigenous languages
Dedicated supporters staged a 15 hour sit-in until the early this morning, when the measure passed the Alaska Senate on an 18-2 vote.
Coghill proposes change to Alaska Native languages bill
Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, wants to create a new section in state statute for ceremonial languages
Alaska House sends Native languages bill to Senate
The Senate State Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 216 on Thursday
Tlingit-Haida central council elects new president
Richard Peterson of Kasaan is the new president of the Tlingit-Haida central council
Big change in tribal leadership coming
Four people are running for president of Southeast’s largest tribal organization.
Alaska Native languages bill clears final House committee
A bill symbolically making 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages is heading to the House floor for a vote.
Landmark subsistence decision stands
The Katie John lawsuit over subsistence fishing rights is finally over.