PETERSBURG — Governor Bill Walker Thursday signed legislation to help increase economic and resource development opportunities in the Petersburg Borough. When it was formed in 2013, the Petersburg Borough received a significantly smaller land grant entitlement from the state than other organized boroughs; Senate Bill 28 rectifies this situation, increasing the land entitlement for Petersburg […]
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 […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office recently signed patents on more than 340,000 acres fulfilling BLM’s responsibility to convey lands to the State of Alaska and Alaska Native Corporations. The acres patented on May 31 were previously conveyed to the State by Tentative Approval (TA) or to an Alaska Native Corporation […]
