Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s advisory panel listen to testimony from a tribal leader in Anchorage ...

A federal judge in Anchorage has ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior may take land into trust on behalf of Alaska Native tribes, a decision that could allow tribes to create “Indian country ...

The tundra in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is seen in the evening sun on Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) The U.S. Justice Department has announced more than $86 million in grants ...

Two southwest Alaska tribal governments are fighting to prevent foster children from being held at Anchorage, Alaska-based North Star Behavioral Health Center for indefinite periods of time, according ...

Alaska’s 229 federally recognized tribes will get a long-sought victory when a bill giving them state recognition is signed Thursday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. But since Alaska Native leaders acknowledge ...

This month, hundreds of Tlingit, Tsimshian and Haida tribal members gathered in Juneau for Celebration, a four-day, biennial cultural festival. As they walked to Juneau’s convention center, attendees ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quinhagak, Alaska, in July 2023. (Photo by Alice Bailey/University of Alaska Fairbanks) Salmon dry on a rack in Quinhagak, a ...

Alaska Native tribes have until Dec. 30 to apply for one of five spots in a pilot program meant to encourage more tribal control of local schools. It’s part of a new law, Senate Bill 34, which Gov.

The Gravel to Gravel Keystone Initiative, a co-stewardship deal between Interior and eight Alaska Native tribal coalitions, targets the restoration of Pacific salmon. The Interior Department has ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — In the sanctity of a tribal sweat lodge, master wood carver Wayne Price felt his creator utter a directive to use his talents to help men and women battle addiction. "In that sweat ...

In a place where mountains are the only skyscrapers and the road to get home can’t be found on GPS, you’ll find the tribal ways that have survived for thousands of years. “We don't have to go to the ...