Alaska shellfish farmers hope a new state mariculture initiative will help boost their businesses. But they warn it’s not an easy industry to expand.
Alaska Native Corporations
Shareholder seeks term limits for Sealaska directors
A longtime critic of Sealaska is campaigning to limit the terms of the regional Native corporation’s board of directors. Previous efforts have failed.
Congress OKs Coast Guard bill to transfer lands
Congress has approved a Coast Guard bill that includes several land transfers Alaska’s congressional delegation has pursued for years.
Nunavik Inuit mourn the passing of Juneau mayor Greg Fisk
“He’s definitely in the history books of the Inuit of Nunavik.”
Nome Native corporation sells mining equipment, reclaims land
It’s been a long and unproductive road for the Rock Creek Mine. But now that it’s being liquidated, money will finally flow into the pockets of its current owner, Bering Straits Native Corporation.
Chilkat robe returning to Southeast
After the seller learned the robe was a sacred item, he allowed SHI to purchase it at the reserve price of $14,500.
Tlingit leader Robert ‘Bob’ Loescher dies at 68
Bob Loescher was Sealaska’s CEO from 1997 to 2001. He headed up the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s housing and electrical authorities and was a subsistence-rights activist.
Conservation interests fear prized yellow cedar may face extinction
In some areas, yellow cedar trees stand white and bare of needles against a background of green hemlock. The places appear skeleton-like, bare trees standing with limbs exposed.
Sealaska dividends funded by other Native corporations
Sealaska will distribute $17.5 million in dividends to its 22,000 shareholders on Dec. 3. Most of the money comes from zinc and oil earnings up north.
Victory for Sealaska Heritage underscores weakness in the law
Federal investigators have found the Andover Newton Theological School broke the law regarding its Native art.