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Tribal members and conservation groups say they don’t want to see a legacy of mining pollution continue in the Taku River.

On Monday, the Juneau Assembly unanimously approved a resolution to accept Mayflower Island from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management with the intent to give it to the Douglas Indian Association.

At a Juneau Assembly lands, housing and economic development committee meeting earlier this week, members gave initial approval for a plan that would acquire the island from the federal government and give it to the Douglas Indian Association.

The apology was sudden, and not widely advertised, but it’s been on the mind of one Juneau Assembly member for years. 

Few in Juneau know the name Jimmy Manning. But for much of the last century, he was famous here.

Residents asked that it be built somewhere else. Supporters said the site is culturally significant.

Juneau’s Planning Commission will review the tribal government’s request on Nov. 14.

Nearly $14 million in federal funding is earmarked for two separate programs aimed at cleaning up marine debris in the state.

The school district has been working with community partners like Sealaska Heritage Institute, the Douglas Indian Association, and Goldbelt Heritage Foundation to foster the revitalization of Lingít language.

A startup called Alaska Tribal Spectrum received a $100,000 grant from the Denali Commission to register as many Alaska Native tribes during the final months of last year’s application period. The initiative has signed up nearly 70 tribes.