The largest tribal government in Southeast Alaska now has authority over foster care and other services for Native children facing abuse or neglect.
"Tlingit-Haida Central Council"
With child care shortage, local organizations offer assistance to future providers
Tlingit and Haida Central Council will help pay for First Aid and CPR certifications, background checks, a fire inspection, a business license, safety equipment and other costs of getting licensed.
British Columbia goes after leaking Tulsequah Chief Mine
British Columbia is telling owners of a leaky mine that it’s time to stop polluting a river that flows into Alaska. Provincial officials on Nov. 10 notified the Tulsequah Chief Mine that it’s out of compliance with its permits
Tlingit leader Robert ‘Bob’ Loescher dies at 68
Bob Loescher was Sealaska’s CEO from 1997 to 2001. He headed up the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s housing and electrical authorities and was a subsistence-rights activist.
Grants boost Southeast tribal justice programs
Three Southeast Alaska tribal governments will boost their justice programs under federal grants announced Wednesday. Fourteen others in Alaska will also get funding.
State legal opinion on tribal protection orders ‘a step in the right direction’
A new legal opinion from the attorney general affirms the Violence Against Women Act’s precedence over state law.
Tlingit-Haida pushes for larger tribal role in U.N.
The Juneau-based Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska wants a larger forum to address its concerns.
SE Tribal council boosts anti-mine campaign
Southeast Alaska’s Tlingit-Haida Central Council is increasing its opposition to mines just across the border in British Columbia.
Update: Tlingit-Haida OKs same-sex marriages
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal organization has authorized its courts to perform same-sex marriages.
Mining, timber, elections top 2014 Southeast news
The year in news in Southeast Alaska can be summed up by three topics: mining, timber and elections.