Alaska Native Government & Policy

Jun 18 2019
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The RivGen operating in the Kvichak River in 2015.

Village of Igiugig one step closer to replacing diesel electricity with hydrokinetic system

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Science & Tech, Southwest

“One year from now, we’ll know whether the community would like to own this device,” says IVC President AlexAnna Salmon. “If it really is going to prove itself to be an effective option for providing power.”

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Jun 10 2019
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr heard concerns from Alaska Native leaders about the lack of law enforcement and high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in rural Alaska. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

AG Barr says ‘everything is on the table’ to solve Alaska’s public safety crisis

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Community, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Local Government, Mental Health, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southwest, Western

The U.S. Attorney General’s security detail outnumbered the number of village public safety officers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — a region roughly the size of Oregon.

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May 29 2019
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr, center, shakes hands with Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, in Anchorage on May 29, 2019. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is at right.

‘Enough is enough’: AG Barr hears from Alaska Native leaders about rural justice problems

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southcentral, State Government

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is in Alaska this week, learning about law enforcement challenges in rural areas. He declined to comment on the Mueller investigation on Wednesday.

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May 29 2019
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Can ‘Indian Country’ powers combat violence in rural Alaska? Sullivan says he’ll discuss it with AG Barr.

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Politics, Public Safety, State Government

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is coming to Alaska this week. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he will focus on rural law enforcement, particularly for the dozens of Alaska villages with no police.

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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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May 23 2019
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Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here’s how tribes are planning for that.

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Politics, Southeast, Wildlife

The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a climate change adaptation plan. It wants the region to be included in the climate change discussion.

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May 22 2019
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The Alaska Capitol Building in Juneau on June 6, 2017. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)

Negotiations sour on tribal child welfare agreement

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Family, Politics, Public Safety, State Government

The agreement, which was signed in 2017 by then-Gov. Bill Walker, is being renegotiated by tribal organizations and the Dunleavy administration. The compact gives tribes more control over children’s welfare.

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