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Elderly Dillingham Boaters Back Home after Short Search

By Alaska Native News on Apr 27, 2015 Bristol Bay, Rural, Southwest Alaska

An elderly Dillingham couple were located successfully after a short search south of Portage Creek on the Nushagak River this weekend. Troopers report they were notified that Dillingham residents Wassillie, 85, and Lena Kapotak, 84, were overdue from a skiff trip to Portage Creek and New Stuyahok from Dillingham on Sunday. The caller, their daughter, […]

Governor Walker Signs Emergency Adoption Regulations

By Grace Jang | Office of the Governor on Apr 17, 2015 Ahtna Region, Aleut, Arctic Slope, Bering Straits, Bristol Bay, Calista Region, Chugach Region, Cook Inlet, Doyon Region, Featured, Interior Alaska, Koniag Region, NANA Region, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Sealaska Region, Southcentral, Southeast Alaska, Southwest Alaska, State

JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott took significant steps today to ease the adoption process of Alaska Native children to allow them to stay with relatives or tribal members. Gov. Walker has filed legislation that will to allow for more flexibility in the adoption petition form. This will ensure that the preference for […]

Legislature Brings Alaska Native Corporations’ Rules up to Date

By Jeremiah Campbell | AK Legislature on Apr 16, 2015 Ahtna Region, Aleut, Arctic Slope, Bering Straits, Bristol Bay, Calista Region, Chugach Region, Cook Inlet, Doyon Region, Featured, Interior Alaska, Koniag Region, NANA Region, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Rural, Sealaska Region, Southcentral, Southeast Alaska, Southwest Alaska

Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska Legislature today, with a vote of 18-1 in the Alaska Senate, voted to empower Alaska Native Corporations with the ability to adjust quorum requirements. House Bill 149, by Representative Lance Pruitt, gives Alaska Native Corporations that were incorporated before July 1, 1989, the option to amend their articles of incorporation, […]

Avian Flu in Lower 48 Prompts Reminder for Alaska Subsistence Waterfowl Hunters to Clean Up After Handling Birds

By Dan Rosenberg-Migratory Bird Coordinator-ADF&G, Dr. Bob Gerlach- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine-DEC on Apr 8, 2015 Ahtna Region, Aleut, Arctic Slope, Bering Straits, Bristol Bay, Calista Region, Chugach Region, Cook Inlet, Doyon Region, Featured, Interior Alaska, Koniag Region, NANA Region, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Rural, Sealaska Region, Southcentral, Southeast Alaska, Southwest Alaska, State

(Statewide) — Alaska’s subsistence waterfowl hunting seasons opened on April 2 and with spring migration under way hunters are reminded to practice routine hygiene when handling, cleaning and cooking the ducks, geese and other migratory birds they harvest. Two strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or “bird flu,” were found in wild birds late […]