U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined 26 senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities. The bill would establish a formal commission to investigate, document, and […]
Anchorage, AK—On May 15, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN), the state’s largest Native organization, held its quarterly meeting. Included on the agenda was the selection of the 2023 Annual Convention theme and keynote speakers, as well as a discussion about the three regional for-profit Native corporations and two regional not-for-profit tribal organizations that recently […]
The Alaska Native Heritage Center and Ch’k’iqadi Gallery are highlighting 12 cultures over 12 months We’re looking for Sugpiaq and Unangax̂ artists to showcase their work in the Ch’k’iqadi Gallery display windows. Any interested Alaska Native artists may contact us for submissions, as we will be featuring new cultures every two months. Artwork submissions by Sugpiaq […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a roundtable discussion, titled “Native Priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization,” to hear directly from Native agricultural experts and leaders on their communities’ priorities as Congress begins […]