WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of President Obama’s commitment to upholding the nation’s trust responsibilities to American Indian and Alaska Natives, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn Wdnesday announced that the Interior Department is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would allow the Secretary of the Interior to consider petitions from Alaska Native tribes to take […]
In a phone call delivered to U.S. Senator Mark Begich’s office from the Department of Interior (DOI), DOI Announced the end of federal rules that have prohibited DOI from taking land into trust for Alaska Native tribes. The reversal of these regulations after much litigation brings Alaska tribes one step closer to tribal self-determination, which […]
A Kiana man is behind bars and facing two Felony counts after shooting four dogs belonging to his mother earlier this month according to KNOM in Nome. 42-year-old Carl Henry Jr. was arrested earlier this week on Felony charges of Criminal Mischief and Cruelty to Animals. He also has one misdemeanor charge of Assault leveled at him. Henry’s […]
At 1:50 pm on Wednesday, in the community of Kivalina, the Village Police Officer there called in to report an assault that had taken place that morning in the village. The VPO there reported that 25-year-old Quunguq Hawley had assaulted another community member with a knife while intoxicated. Troopers dispatched to the village from Kotzebue. […]
