Anchorage, Alaska – United States Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Alaska’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Pilot Project (Pilot Project) today. The Pilot Project, in accordance with the Justice Department’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Initiative, and in furtherance of and Savanna’s Act, implements tailored Tribal Community Response Plans (TCRP) in select pilot sites. A […]
The national chorus of those calling to make Indigenous Peoples’ Day an official federal holiday to replace Columbus Day once and for all continued to grow Monday as Native Americans and their allies called out for a permanent and annual recognition for what has been taken from native people and communities as well as […]
Indigenous rights organization Native Movement, and the grassroots group Defend the Sacred AK, are co-hosting a 90-minute virtual celebration and rally for Indigneous Peoples Day, October 12 @ 12:00. Featuring music from Alaska Native Artists Mark Brown, Nanieezh Peter, Torin Jacobs and a special performance by Portugal. The Man. EMCEEs Naaweiyaa Tagaban & Ruth […]
When: Thursday, Oct. 17, from Noon to 1 PM Where: Out front of the Carlson Center Fairbanks – Alaskans will rally outside the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention to voice the urgent need for climate action and call for an immediate end to proposed projects that would threaten Indigenous hunting and fishing areas. The […]