In an effort to change course, Alaska has a new law addressing missing and murdered Indigenous persons.
"Alaska Native Women's Resource Center"
Senate bill would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts
Tribes in the pilot program would be able to try and sentence anyone who commits domestic violence, rape or related crimes in their villages, even if the offender is non-Native.
Proposal would give 30 Alaska tribes the power to prosecute violence in villages
Sen. Lisa Murkowski authored the pilot program, which would give 30 Alaska tribes the kind of jurisdiction Lower 48 tribes have over domestic violence and related crimes.
How Rep. Zulkosky plans to move forward in unorganized state House
Zulkosky is hopeful that state House members will soon form a bipartisan caucus and organize, now that they’re gathered together in person.
BIA opens Anchorage office to investigate cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
Some 300 Alaska Native people are in an FBI missing-persons database.
Former tribal judge to assist in federal effort to combat epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Alaska
The new position is funded from $1.5 million set aside by the Justice Department to hire coordinators in 11 states.
Alaska Native groups ask Dunleavy to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous women
A dozen Alaska Native groups cosigned a letter asking Dunleavy to include money in his proposal for the next state budget, which his administration is scheduled to release on Dec. 15.