Ketchikan, AK – In a powerful statement of resistance, President Gloria Ilsxileé Stáng Burns of the Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) condemned ongoing efforts to lift protections from the Tongass National Forest, warning that the future of Indigenous communities and ecosystems alike hang in the balance. “We, the people of Kichxáan, are the Tongass,” Burns declared. […]
The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The final defendant in a Southeast Alaska drug trafficking conspiracy pleaded guilty today to conspiring to traffic drugs and launder money connected to a transnational drug trafficking enterprise. According to court documents, on Aug. 24, 2022, U.S. […]
The City and Borough of Wrangell and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced the signing of a lease agreement to expand education opportunities in Wrangell, including additional Head Start classroom space and the foundation for new day care services. The newly signed lease provides Tlingit & Haida with […]
[content id=”52959″] (JUNEAU, AK) – Through partnerships, Tlingit & Haida will be building two new early education facilities on Prince of Wales (POW) Island. The Tribe hosted two ceremonial groundbreakings to celebrate the start of construction on new Early Education campuses in Klawock and Craig, Alaska. These events mark a significant step forward in expanding […]