WASHINGTON — The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a proposal to strengthen Alaska Tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB), which manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. For thousands of years, subsistence practices have been immensely important for Alaska Native communities, and remain deeply intertwined with their […]
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior and the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) Thursday announced a new partnership that will increase employment opportunities for Alaska Native youth across the Department’s offices and bureaus. Thursday’s announcement is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s continued work to build a more diverse, […]
Program compensates communities for supporting the nation’s public lands, waters; invests in firefighters, police, schools and road construction WASHINGTON —The Department of the Interior today announced that 30 local governments in Alaska will receive a total of $35.4 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2023. Because local governments cannot tax federal […]
Funding will provide stabilizing aid for food, water, other immediate needs WASHINGTON — In response to the damaging coastal storms that hit Alaska’s western shores this week, the Department of the Interior Friday announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is distributing $2.6 million to support the needs of 45 Alaska Native villages. These funds […]
