Alaska Native Corporations

Aug 07 2019
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Environmental groups file new lawsuit to block new Izembek land swap deal

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Aleutians, Crime & Courts, Environment, Federal Government, Local Government, Politics, Southwest

Nine environmental groups have filed a new lawsuit to block a road in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. For nearby King Cove, it’s the latest in a long series of legal and political hurdles.

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Jul 29 2019
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With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Economy, Energy & Mining, Federal Government, North Slope

It’s still too early to know if petroleum even exists in the refuge in commercially-viable quantities. But if it’s found, Kaktovik’s residents are simultaneously positioned to be among the biggest beneficiaries, and to experience some of the biggest disruptions.

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Jul 19 2019
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Richard Glenn, left, and Matthew Rexford, tribal administrator for Kaktovik, wait to testify at a 2019 House hearing on drilling in the Arctic Refuge.

Two worlds that overlap: Richard Glenn sees ANWR drilling as a boon to Iñupiaq communities

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope, Politics, The Future of the Arctic Refuge: Riches or Ruin?, Wildlife

Richard Glenn is an inconvenient truth for opponents of drilling in the Arctic Refuge. He presents a challenge to a prevalent narrative in Washington, D.C., that Native people oppose development in the Arctic.

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Jun 28 2019
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Can trauma be passed down through DNA? Researchers and Hoonah residents search for answers.

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Family, Health, Science & Tech, Sealaska, Southeast

It’s well known that traumatic experiences can have lifelong impacts on health and well-being. But it’s possible that those effects can last longer than a single lifetime. A new study asks whether the effects of trauma have been passed down genetically in Tlingit families in Hoonah.

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May 24 2019
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Major planned North Slope oil project gets key federal permit

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, North Slope

Papua New Guinea-based company Oil Search announced Thursday it received a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers for its Pikka development, planned west of Prudhoe Bay.

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