A major American foundation that anonymously purchased sacred objects during a fiercely contested auction in Paris last year has returned one of the pieces to Southeast Alaska Natives. The Annenberg Foundation is donating a Native panel to Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) that appears to be part of an old Tlingit bentwood box with a painted […]
PARIS —France’s contract to sell a pair of Mistral aircraft carriers to Moscow has come under fire in recent months, as relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated over Ukraine. Last month, President Barack Obama said it would be preferable if France pushed the “pause button” on the deal. “I have expressed some concerns, […]
The Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation announced on Friday that it had completed the sale of all of its shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd stock that it had received as a donation from Rio TInto. The Foundation realized net proceeds from the sale in the amount of $6.48 million. That money will be […]
Donald Sterling, the owner the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Clippers, has withdrawn his support of a deal to sell the franchise. Sterling issued a statement Monday saying he will proceed with a $1 billion lawsuit accusing the NBA of violating his rights after Commissioner Adam Silver imposed a lifetime ban on him and fined […]