Alaska Native Government & Policy

Central Council President Richard Peterson says that while the court decision is an important milestone, there are still more issues surrounding the administration of tribal child welfare that need to be dealt with, namely among the tribes.

President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson says a special election is necessary because the firm hired to assist with the original election was unaware of a rule that prevents people from acquiring absentee ballots for someone other than themselves.

Alaska Native knowledge is becoming more valued in Sitka’s schools but there’s still much work to be done toward racial equity. That’s the message members of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood delivered to the Sitka School Board at its regular meeting Monday nigh

Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government is pressing for an intensive environmental analysis of the region’s health as part of a larger push for protection of transboundary rivers.

Alaska Native leaders held a press call Thursday urging Alaska’s senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, to give a fair hearing and a timely vote to President Barack Obama’s forthcoming Supreme Court nomination.

One tribal administrator hopes the group’s visit jump-starts funding for basic necessitates like water, sewer, electricity, and housing.