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

Gil Truitt spent more than three decades teaching, coaching and leading teens at a government-run boarding high school. He’s been called a legend. Now, he’s received the highest form of recognition given by the state’s largest tribal government.

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.

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.

Second Chance, a program for people released from prison in Juneau, closed up shop after its federal grant expired. Social care advocates and state officials say the program is crucial in helping ex-prisoners re-integrate into society.

A longtime Alaska political and business leader is fighting prostate cancer. Former Sen.Albert Kookesh of Angoon spent 16 years in the Alaska Legislature and 14 years heading up Sealaska’s governing board.

The 2020 dollar coin honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich will either have a literal image of the Alaska Native civil rights leader on it, or a Raven holding a key — a symbol of her Tlingit Raven moiety and her role in agitating for an anti-discrimination law.

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s tribal court just celebrated its 10th anniversary. It’s adding programs for its next decade.

A Southeast tribal public safety leader says some of last year’s criminal justice reform changes are helping low-level criminals rejoin society.

Alaska’s largest tribal government is revamping its constitution with an eye toward greater efficiency and cultural context.

Southeast’s largest tribal organization will soon be able to offer an alternative to the court system for some criminal cases.