After the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Marlene Johnson went on to become one of the state’s most influential Native leaders.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Tlingit and Haida tribal members concerned by tribal government corporation presence in Guantánamo Bay
While tribal corporation leadership says their operations are separate from the detention center on the military base, what’s happening on the ground may tell a different story.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case that could have upended Alaska subsistence fishing
Changes to federal subsistence management are still possible through a newly started regulation review process.
Indigenous nation to get $7,250-per-person payments as a mine advances upstream of Alaska
The Eskay Creek project is one of several prospective mines near the British Columbia-Alaska border, where the government and industry have promised new investments.
Alaska Native veterans and heirs race to apply for Native allotments
The Dec. 29 deadline for Alaska Native veterans to apply for their Native allotments is fast approaching. About 2000 veterans are eligible, but only about 25% have filed claims.
Haines mayor proposes borough ‘return Tlingit Park to the Tlingits’
The mayor first brought up the concept this spring and says he has had conversations with the Chilkoot Indian Association’s tribal administrator.