Alaska Native Government & Policy

With warming ocean temperatures, the risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning can linger all year-round, and Alaska has only one Food and Drug Administration certified laboratory to test shellfish. There are no labs to protect those digging for their dinner, but that may soon change.

Calista Corporation is campaigning to reduce quorum requirements at its annual shareholder meetings to prevent invalidating future meeting votes and wasting corporation money when a quorum isn’t met.

“The culture is not lost; the culture has changed. Just as ours isn’t the same culture that our forefathers lived in, let’s say, the 17th century.”

For American Indians on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota, getting health care can take weeks. Indians who move to the city find that access can be difficult, too.

The Togiak traditional council has rolled out the “not welcome” mat to a Dillingham man they say has been importing alcohol and drugs into the community.

Rep. Bennie Nageak from Barrow told the House he applauds the declaration but reminds the representatives that it doesn’t heal all wounds.