Fairbanks-based Tribes Extension Program is at forefront in sharing traditional knowledge
University of Alaska Fairbanks program differs from Lower 48 in drawing from traditional practices for food security, ...
Investigators Say Alaska Flight That Killed 10 Was Overweight for Icy Conditions
The Bering Air plane that crashed in Alaska killing all 10 people on board on Feb. 6 was overweight for weather conditions, ...
Tribes that Rely on Federal Funds for Medical Care Worry about DOGE Cuts
Funding for Indian Health Service, the agency that provides Native Americans with medical care, is under threat.
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Tribal leaders: Medicaid cuts would decimate health programs
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities ...
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Tanana Chiefs Conference to rejoin Alaska Federation of Natives
Tribal leaders cited a need for unity Thursday amid looming federal spending cuts, two years after the conference left AFN ...
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‘Tribes are not children of the government’: State of the Tribes address emphasizes sovereignty, collaboration
State of the Tribes Address calls for recognition of tribal sovereignty and improvements to tribal health, education and ...
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In Rural Alaska, A Powerful Documentary Flips the Script for Child Care Funding
Social worker and filmmaker Laura Norton-Cruz remembers vividly finding out that she was pregnant and feeling like she’d just been “thrown to the ...
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Leaders from Alaska's St. Lawrence Island take contamination claims to U.N.
Tribes from the Bering Sea isle say they’re living — and dying— with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations. A U ...
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Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste
Their complaint calls for the United Nations to investigate how military waste on Sivuqaq continues to violate the rights of ...