United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued a federal declaration of major disaster following the August 6 glacial outburst flood in Juneau, Alaska. The declaration will now trigger the release of federal funds to help the community recover. This is the first such declaration to be made in response to a joint state-tribal request. […]
JUNEAU, AK – Protecting the lands and waters that have sustained our peoples for countless generations is a shared responsibility. For Indigenous people, the work is done to ensure our children inherit a world where our cultures thrive, our sovereign rights are respected, and our voices are heard. These sentiments echoed throughout the Indigenous-led Transboundary Mining […]
JUNEAU, AK–In response to the flooding on Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, Tlingit & Haida President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson activated the Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6. The TEOC was stood up in partnership with Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority. President Peterson, along with 1st Vice President Jackie Pata, […]
Significant, long-term funding has been secured for the Generations Southeast Prince of Wales (POW) Campus. Under Alaska House Bill (HB) 148, Generations Southeast POW Campus will receive an annual reoccurring commitment of funding through the State of Alaska’s Technical Vocational and Education Program (TVEP) starting in 2025 with a initial award of $1.1MM in 2025. HB […]