An academic forum exploring ways Alaska Native communities can increase self-governance and sustain their own development will be held Nov. 20-22 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Third Annual Tribal Governance Symposium will be hosted by UAF’s tribal management program in partnership with First Alaskans Institute. Other UAF sponsors include the College of Rural […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) received the coveted Panetta Institute 2016 Jefferson-Lincoln Award, to honor her “outstanding stewardship of our democracy through dedicated, responsible, and bipartisan leadership.” The award was conferred by the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, located at California State University-Monterey Bay. “I am so humbled to be given this […]
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will hold a public ceremony for the return of a sacred Chilkat robe recently acquired on eBay. The ceremony will take place at 1:30 on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Walter Soboleff Building. Eagle and Raven representatives will lead the event, which is free and open to the public. SHI purchased […]