This Day in Alaskan History-June 28th, 1922
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Tribal Leaders Decry Renewed Threats to Tongass: “We Are the Forest, and the Forest Is Us”
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. […]
This Day in Alaskan History-May 26th, 1917
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Ketchikan Jury Convicts Andrew Hanson of Multiple Drug Felonies Involving Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
(Ketchikan) – Tuesday, a Ketchikan jury convicted 40-year-old Andrew Hanson on multiple drug related charges. Hanson was found guilty on two counts of Misconduct Involving Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for possessing fentanyl pills and powder, respectively, with the intent to manufacture or deliver; one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third […]