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Biden administration gives support to controversial land trade in Alaska wildlife refuge
A land swap would allow for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that supporters say King Cove needs; ...
The Washington Post5d
Canada sees opportunity in these mines. Alaskans see a threat.
Those that have been tested in recent years have met U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Alaska water-quality standards. But Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers here ...
Oregonian12d
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
Mary Peltola — the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress ... “I end up coming back and hearing about how the primary ...
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Native America Calling: Stories from Alaska Native World War II veterans and elders
The stories Holly Miowak Guise heard from elders inspired her to research and document the experience of Alaska Native veterans of World War II.
Voice of America5d
New Mexico helps Indigenous people search for missing family members
The U.S. Department of the Interior says American Indian and Alaska Native people are at a disproportionate risk of going missing, experiencing violence or being murdered. In the Southwest state ...
Alaska Public Media9d
Alaska elections officials hope to avoid problems with rural voting, as seen in primary
Mark Thiessen: We had a mixed bag. There were some people who were out of town. For a lot of Alaska Native villages, the late August primary presents some problems for small villages, because ...
Newsday12d
Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid
Most registered voters in Alaska aren’t affiliated with a party. “When I was first running for office, people projected onto me that I would only be interested in working on Native issues or ...
High Country News13d
Resource production or preservation? Election puts Alaska lands on the line
The coastal plain also serves as a calving grounds for caribou, an important subsistence resource for Alaska Native people as well as First Nations people just across the border in Canada.
Voice of America5d
Native Americans
The U.S. Department of the Interior says American Indian and Alaska Native people are at a disproportionate risk of going missing, experiencing violence or being murdered. In the Southwest state ...
Biden backs controversial road through Alaska wildlife refuge
The question of whether to allow a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a vast wild area in southwest Alaska, has vexed policymakers for decades.