Washington D.C. – A vital ecological area shared by British Columbia (B.C.) and Southeast Alaska faces escalating pressure from Canadian gold mining exploration companies propelled by the obscure, Ponzi scheme-like “Prospect Generator Model (PGM).” The latest investigation titled Bad Prospects, by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) uncovers a web-like network of more than 450 Canadian […]
Bills will help Cape Fox realize economic benefits promised under ANCSA Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK), and Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK), introduced legislation to settle Cape Fox’s remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The measure has the support of a wide coalition of communities in […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – February is National Heart Health Month. The focus is to reduce the risk of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. Our goal is to empower Southeast Alaskans by providing them with resources and incentives to prioritize their health. SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is […]
Washington, DC – For the first time ever, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has favorably reported a bill to right a historical injustice made when five Alaska Native communities were omitted from the 1971 settlement of indigenous claims in Alaska. The bill, the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, amends the Alaska […]