JUNEAU, AK–In response to the flooding on Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, Tlingit & Haida President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson activated the Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6. The TEOC was stood up in partnership with Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority. President Peterson, along with 1st Vice President Jackie Pata, […]
On July 15, 2024, at 1:11 pm, the Juneau Police Department was following up on an assault that occurred on July 14, 2024. An officer contacted 35-year-old Juneau resident Steven Kissack, during the contact Kissack produced a knife and refused to follow orders from the officer. The Juneau Police Officer requested additional law enforcement officers […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Last week U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason vacated Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland’s decision to place into trust a 787-square-foot parcel of land in downtown Juneau owned by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indians. The Court found that even though the Secretary may create trust land in Alaska, the Assistant […]