August 8th, 1931
HUD Awards $15.9 Million to Four Alaska, Idaho and Washington Tribes/Tribal Housing Entities for Affordable Housing
Across the country HUD is competitively awarding more than $90 million to 24 Tribes and Tribal Housing Entities that will support the construction of approximately 350 new housing units. WASHINGTON— The Hydaburg Cooperative Association and Tagiugmiullu Nunamiulla Housing Authority in Alaska, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho and the Mucvkleshoot Housing Authority in Washington are among 24 Tribes and Tribally-designated Housing Entities awarded over $9 million today by the U.S. Department of Housing […]
Multi-Agency Drug Interdiction Team Nabs Drug Traffickers
(Anchorage, AK) – The Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team arrested two Utqiagvik residents on federal drug trafficking charges after a suspicious parcel was intercepted at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. On January 12, 2021 US Postal Inspectors identified a suspicious parcel in transit to Utqiagvik from Arizona. Upon further investigation, approximately 200 M30 fentanyl pills […]
Indigenous Leaders Demand Action on Climate
Elders, Hunters, and Scientists Agree on Climate Impacts to Food and Water FORT YUKON, AK—Indigenous leaders from throughout the United States gathered last week to talk about the climate crisis and its impact on food security during a three-day Indigenous Climate Summit in Fort Yukon. “Our traditional hunters and scientists tell us that the climate […]