"Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska"

A tribal spokesperson wrote in an email that the executive council “initiated an internal review and confirmed our workplace policies and practices remain sound.”

The National Weather Service has confirmed that the river crested at 16.65 feet a short while ago and water levels are now dropping.

The review comes after a former fiancée of Peterson made accusations of abuse on social media in late July.

Thousands of new books, many by Indigenous writers, are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month.

The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska now has a direct agreement with the federal government to receive reimbursements for child welfare services.

A USDA notice to Tlingit and Haida said that the tribe’s community food distributions “no longer effectuates agency priorities and that termination of the award is appropriate.”

Tribal delegates from places like Seattle and Anchorage say this limits the voices from some of the largest communities of tribal members, but delegates from Southeast say this gives rural tribal members more of a voice. 

Four fatal landslides in Southeast Alaska over the last decade have sparked a region-wide effort to better understand and prepare for mounting risk.

More than 120 delegates of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are meeting in Juneau for its 90th annual tribal assembly in Juneau.

There will be at least eight people working at the glacier this summer as cultural ambassadors. They’re employed by the local tribe and teach visitors about Lingít history, culture and connections to the land.