As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations — and who gets access ...

In the district court, the state argued that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act doesn’t permit the federal ...

Weaving together personal stories and historical accounts, the debut book from Yup’ik agricultural specialist Elias Kelly explains how the 1971 Congressional Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. on Jun 12, 2025.

ANCHORAGE —On Oct. 16, 2024, the day before the recent Alaska Federation of Natives convention, several dozen people attended a public workshop on Alaska Native subsistence, or traditional ...

Alaska’s Legislature adjourned last week without addressing an issue that many residents of coastal, Native villages see as urgent: expanding access to commercial fishing careers.

Today, Alaska Natives account for just over 15 percent of the total Alaskan population of approximately 648,000 people. Since the 1960s and 1970s, aboriginal autonomy has rebounded in Alaska.

Alaska Native leaders fear that doing away with that priority would endanger salmon populations and limit access for locals by opening fishing up to more people.

This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. ... diesel costs almost four times the national average — the Alaska Native community spent $900,000 on fuel in 2024 alone.