A report by the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council said the state should make it policy to promote Alaska Native language schools wherever possible.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Southeast tribal corporation boosts government contracts
An Alaska Native corporation will soon provide support services for the U.S. Navy in Guantanamo Bay. It’s another step in the growth of the profit-making arm of the state’s largest tribal government.
Watch: Central Council holds 83nd annual tribal assembly ~ Day 3
The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is holding its annual tribal assembly Wednesday through Friday at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau.
Alaska Native leaders imagine divergent ‘Arctic futures’
Alaska Native community leaders discussed the challenges — and opportunities — facing an evolving Arctic at the Arctic Futures conference at University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus, Nome.
Sitka Tribe to co-manage interpretation at Sitka National Historical Park
After a year of negotiations, Sitka Tribe of Alaska will partner with the National Parks Service to begin co-management of historical interpretation at the Sitka National Historical Park — the first compacting agreement of its kind in U.S. history.
Douglas man could face years of jail time, hefty fines for subsistence herring roe sales
Jeff Katasse has a long history with herring eggs, going back to when his parents taught him how to harvest them as a kid in Sitka. As the cost has risen to participate, he started taking orders.
Campaign takes different approach to racism
A statewide Native organization wants Alaskans to recognize, discuss and repair the impacts of racism.
Landless communities continue fight for land
Representatives of five Southeast Alaska communities continue their fight for recognition under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. But they’re still facing opposition.
Can’t beat climate change? YK Delta communities plan to adapt
Climate change has challenged one of the region’s most valuable resources: traditional knowledge. To adapt, communities are trying an international model used around the world by indigenous populations.
Iñupiat leadership organizations contemplate a “unified voice”
“I definitely think it’s possible to have a unified voice but it’s never going to be truly unified unless all entities that were invited to the table take advantage of it,” Utqiaġvik Mayor Fannie Suvlu said.