Alaska Native Government & Policy

Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth says the state will not appeal a federal court decision that will allow Alaska Native communities to place their land in federal trust.

Federal official praises the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s innovations in health and wellness.

They want the AVCP administration and executive board to provide answers on financial matters and respond to what some delegates see as a mismanagement of power and lack of transparency.

AVCP delegates have called an emergency meeting to “decide the future” of the organization.

The Chilkoot Indian Association’s tribal administrator said the status they hope to gain for their remaining property would give the tribe authority over taxes and could allow for economic development opportunities.

Trust status would fulfill generations of desire for greater tribal sovereignty, said Akiachak Native Community Council chairman Phillip Peter Sr.