Excerpt: Meghan Sigvanna Topkok is a staff-attorney at Kawerak and spent about a year organizing the three-day summit. She says the tribal justice summit’s goal was to help tribes understand what their options are for building a tribal court. “We’ve also had a lot of people bring up the idea of also doing a regional…
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The Chaninik Qaluyat Nunivak (CQN) Working Group was formed in 2013 between the Bering Sea Elders Group (BSEG), Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), and the Alaska Seafood Cooperative (AKSC). The Working Group was created after several years of discussions and a desire to continue working together to provide opportunity for a productive yellowfin sole fishery while minimizing…
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September 10, 2019 – Nome, Alaska– Due to increasing concern about lack of the direct role of Inuit in management in the resources that Inuit depend upon, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) organized an Alaska Inuit Food Sovereignty Summit. The Summit brings together Inuit from across the North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Bering Strait, and Yukon…
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View the full FAQs on the Alaska Native Veterans Allotment Act HERE on the Bureau of Lands Management website. Important excerpts below. “The Department of the Interior and the Department of Veterans Affairs will conduct outreach to the eligible individuals. Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans do not need to apply immediately for their allotment. Once BLM has…
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View full press release here: Trump Administration Supports American Indian and Alaska Native Communities to End Violence and Illicit Drug Activity _ U.S. Department of the Interior
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Read the full press release HERE
Meet Nadia (left) and Adriana (right)! They are doing research on public safety in Alaska. ABOUT NADIA Nadia was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. Her parents are Carol Jacobs (originally from New York) and Henry Sussman (from Philadelphia). She has one older sister and two nephews. Nadia wants to help people tell their…
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For more information click HERE or contact Eilene Adams, Project Coordinator at 907-274-9058 or <eilene@iccalaska.org> Click HERE to access the application form.
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IFB Materials Barging Kongiganak AK to Kipnuk AK(01) (002)