Oral translation by Monica Sheldon, AVCP Oral Historian, found in the Alaska Journal of Anthropology vol. 16, no. 2 (2018); Two Oral History Narratives by Uicimaalleq (Walter Kelly): Pilot Station, Alaska. Read both accounts HERE.
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To evaluate the current state of public safety facilities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AVCP sent a team to 46 villages. Read the full report HERE.
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Via the National Congress of American Indians: Deal Reached to Reopen Government Until Feb. 15 President Trump announced today he will sign a stopgap spending bill to reopen government agencies for three weeks. This will provide a temporary reprieve to federal workers who have not been paid in nearly a month, and give a…
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Read the full Inuit Circumpolar Council press release HERE.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released a grant funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled, “Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Grant Program”. The short title for this program is “GLS State/Tribal Youth Suicide” and applications are due no later than Monday, March 18, 2019 Information on the FOA is below…
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See the full press release: 2019 01 17 Tribal Amicus Press Release
Here is a link to the Tribal Amicus Brief, filed today in Brackeen v. Zinke, the ICWA case currently on appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In total, 325 Tribes and 57 Native organizations signed on to the brief. The following briefs were also filed by the parties and other amici in support…
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Important 2020 Census Actions for Tribes Tribes will need to participate in the Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) to review and modify the boundaries that the U.S. Census Bureau uses to count people. These boundaries are used for distribution of grants and other federal funding. The next time we will have a chance to update…
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Addendum-1 Hamilton Demob 2019