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Feb 21 2019

Army Corps of Engineers releases Pebble Mine’s draft environmental impact statement

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Southwest

In a major development, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Pebble Mine on Wednesday.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | February 21, 2019 4:32 pm

Feb 12 2019

A sign welcomes visitors to Yakutat, a northern Southeast community of about 650 residents. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska)

Southeast Alaska tribe takes initial steps to create their own tribal court

By Tripp Crouse, KNBA-Anchorage | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Local Government, Public Safety, Southeast

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe recently was awarded two grants to start their own tribal court system. The tribe’s executive director says it’s a demonstration of the tribe’s self-determination.

By Tripp Crouse, KNBA-Anchorage | February 12, 2019 3:18 pm

Feb 01 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his proposals to revise the state's criminal justice laws, Jan. 23, 2019. Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media

Dunleavy’s midyear budget bill would cut VPSO funds

By Robyne, KUAC-Fairbanks | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Interior, Public Safety, State Government

Gov. Michael Dunleavy has proposed pulling back $3 million in unspent money for the Village Public Safety Officer program. Some Alaska lawmakers expressed dismay at the proposed cuts.

By Robyne, KUAC-Fairbanks | February 1, 2019 6:56 pm

Jan 30 2019

Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters at a press availability following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 22, 2017. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

Murkowski reintroduces bill to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Federal Government, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

Sen. Lisa Murkowski has reintroduced Savanna’s Act, which would improve data collection on missing and murdered Native women and require federal agencies to consult with tribes.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | January 30, 2019 6:12 pm

Jan 23 2019

Ninilchik Traditional Council's transit building.

Shutdown puts strain on some Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations

By Renee Gross, KBBI-Homer | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Economy, Federal Government, Health, Interior, Politics, Southwest

Some Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations are dipping into reserves in order to pay for services that the federal government usually covers.

By Renee Gross, KBBI-Homer | January 23, 2019 7:00 pm

Jan 17 2019

Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young in 2014. (Photo by Jennifer Canfield/KTOO)

Alaska officials call on court to uphold Indian Child Welfare Act

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Family, Federal Government, Government, National News, State Government

Alaska’s attorney general and two of the state’s congressional lawmakers are calling on a federal appeals court to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act. A U.S. district court judge struck the law down in October.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | January 17, 2019 6:37 pm

Dec 18 2018

Jeff Feldpausch stands in front of bags of hemlock branches, ready for distribution to elders. He noted the bare spots on the branches, illustrating the annual need for subsistence coming up short.

Sitka Tribe of Alaska sues state, claiming mismanagement of herring fishery

By Katherine Rose and Emily Kwong, KCAW-Sitka | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Fisheries, Oceans, Southeast, State Government, Subsistence, Wildlife

“People don’t want trees in their freezer. It’s all about putting eggs in their freezers, not branches,” said STA Resource Protection Director Jeff Feldpausch. “This is looking grim. This is really grim.”

By Katherine Rose and Emily Kwong, KCAW-Sitka | December 18, 2018 2:05 pm

Dec 06 2018

(Graphic by Annita Lucchesi (Southern Cheyenne descendant), PhD-c, courtesy of Urban Indian Health Institute)

Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered indigenous women

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Interior, Southcentral, State Government

A dozen Alaska Native groups cosigned a letter asking Dunleavy to include money in his proposal for the next state budget, which his administration is scheduled to release on Dec. 15.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | December 6, 2018 5:48 pm

Dec 05 2018

Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Southeast

Southeast Alaska tribes say pollution from Canadian mines is violating their human rights. They’re calling on a D.C.-based human rights commission to investigate.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | December 5, 2018 2:55 pm

Nov 20 2018

A view from Newhalen, one of the communities that would be impacted by Alaska Peninsula Corporation's agreement.

Alaska Peninsula Corporation strikes a land access deal with Pebble

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Economy, Energy & Mining, Southwest, Transportation

The deal with APC is just one of a slew of permissions Pebble Limited Partnership needs to acquire in order to build a mine in the Iliamna Lake region.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | November 20, 2018 6:25 pm

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Army Corps of Engineers releases Pebble Mine’s draft environmental impact statement

Southeast Alaska tribe takes initial steps to create their own tribal court

Dunleavy’s midyear budget bill would cut VPSO funds

Murkowski reintroduces bill to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls

Shutdown puts strain on some Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations

Alaska officials call on court to uphold Indian Child Welfare Act

Sitka Tribe of Alaska sues state, claiming mismanagement of herring fishery

Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered indigenous women

Human rights complaint filed over transboundary mining in British Columbia

Alaska Peninsula Corporation strikes a land access deal with Pebble

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