Mary Matthias | Orutsararmiut Native Council Archives

Kuskokwim Tribes Object to Kuskokwim Area Plan Changes

By Mary Matthias | Orutsararmiut Native Council on Mar 29, 2019 Featured, Rural, State

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ethel – This morning Orutsararmiut Native Council, in coordination with other Yukon Kuskokwim tribal organizations, submitted another set of letters to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for continuing to issue permits and authorizations despite repeated requests for Government to Government consultation. DNR has not responded to the repeated requests from tribes for […]

Kuskokwim Tribes Fight Donlin Mine Permits

By Mary Matthias | Orutsararmiut Native Council on Feb 8, 2019 Featured, Southwest Alaska, State

Leaders Assert Major Mine Permits are Illegal, Rushed, and Ignore Local Concerns Bethel, Alaska – Thursday a consortium of tribal governments from the Kuskokwim region led by Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) has filed an appeal of two permits recently issued by the State of Alaska to Donlin Gold, a mining project owned by Canadian based […]