New policies, procedures will benefit Alaska Native entities
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced new steps earlier this month to fulfill the government’s responsibility to meaningful consult with American Indian and Alaska Native...
Six Alaska Native villages get relocation planning funds
Six Alaska Native villages impacted by climate change have been awarded federal grants ranging from $1 million to $25 million to support community driven...
NOAA names Alaska Region tribal relations coordinator
Veteran tribal relations coordinator Amilee Wilson has been appointed by NOAA Fisheries to serve as Alaska tribal relations coordinator.Her key responsibility is to improve...
NVE distributes spring subsistence to tribal members
The Native Village of Eyak (NVE) harvested and distributed seagull eggs and hooligan to tribal members this past week as a part of its...
New partnership will boost employment opportunities for Alaska Native youth
A new partnership between the Interior Department and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) aims to increase employment...
Additional acres opened for selection for Alaska Native Vietnam-era vets
n additional 812,000 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Alaska are now open for selection for allotments...
State agencies release new report addressing crisis of missing indigenous people
A new report published by state law enforcement agencies last week includes information about two people marked missing from the Valdez-Cordova Borough in the...
Eyak Corp. awarded $3.49M grant to replace failing fish weir
A $3.49 million grant to the Eyak Corp. in Cordova is among grants totaling $196 million awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) in...
Washington man sentenced for violating Indian Arts and Crafts Act
A Washington state man whose family and business sold over $1 million in Philippine made carvings billed as Alaska Native art has been sentenced...
Ivanoff appointed as executive director for Native Peoples Action
Writer and advocate for Native rights Laureli Ivanoff of Unalakleet is the new executive director of Native Peoples Action and Native Peoples Action Community...
