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Alaska Native tribes fighting to overturn laws criminalizing their traditional way of life

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 local market. We'd go out in the woods, and ...
Juneau Empire

New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall

The state of Alaska has filed suit against the federal Department of the Interior in an attempt to overturn a legal opinion that allowed the Native Village of Eklutna to open a federally regulated gaming hall near Anchorage. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday at ...
IJR

Alaska Tribes and Conservationists Sue to Block Road Through National Wildlife Refuge

A coalition of Alaska Native tribes and environmental groups has filed multiple lawsuits against the federal government, seeking to overturn a land swap that would allow construction of a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, one of the state ...

2 Native American-owned corporations cancel contracts with ICE

Last week, a second Native American-owned corporation announced it was severing a multi-million dollar contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after community pressure.
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