Tribes protest lack of government consultation on graphite mine
A Department of Defense (DOD) decision to award Graphite One a $37.5 million technology investment agreement grant for a mine in the Imruk Basin...
NVE Tribal Court offers new restorative justice options for Cordova
The Native Village of Eyak’s Tribal Court is a restorative justice court system that gives the Tribe authority to implement traditional methods to resolve...
Village of Chitina urging burial ground protection
The Native Village of Chitina is urging the State of Alaska to issue a closure along parts of the Copper River Road state right-of-way...
Local youth athletes head to Anchorage for 2024 Native Youth Olympics
This past weekend athletes sponsored by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE) were in Anchorage for the 2024 Native Youth Olympics.
Under the tutelage of...
ANTHC report identifies unmet needs of environmentally threatened rural communities
A new report released last week by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) identifies the unmet needs of 144 rural Alaska communities threatened...
Anchorage Museum reconsiders free admission for Alaska Natives
In the midst of divided reaction to a new policy of allowing Alaska Natives free admission to the Anchorage Museum, the museum has paused...
Native groups endorse preservation of open primaries, ranked-choice voting
During their October meeting the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) passed a resolution to endorse the preservation of open primaries...
Pilot program expands tribal criminal jurisdiction in domestic violence cases
A pilot program launched by the Justice Department under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will allow Alaska Native Tribes...
Courtney Carothers honored with AFN’s Denali Award
Courtney Carothers, a University of Alaska fisheries professor, has been honored with the 2023 Denali Award by the Alaska Federation of Natives in recognition...
Survivors of federal Indian boarding schools testify on severe abuse
Survivors of the days of the federal Indian boarding school program spoke at length Sunday about the physical, sexual, and psychological brutality suffered as...
