Ketchikan, AK — Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) is thrilled to announce that Ketchikan has been officially reclassified as a “Rural” community on the Federal Register by the Federal Subsistence Board. This long-awaited change restores many of our Tribal citizen’s traditional harvesting rights, granting priority subsistence rights to all Ketchikan’s rural residents on federal public lands […]
As of May 7, 2025, all U.S. travelers are required to have a REAL ID to board domestic flights. You will not be able to travel after this date without a REAL ID! The process of obtaining a REAL ID is similar to Alaska’s current driver’s license/ID card application process but includes additional requirements. All applicants […]
(Anchorage, AK) – This week, the Alaska Department of Law launched a new Tribal Relations Webpage to enhance communication, collaboration, and coordination between the Department and Alaska Native communities, tribes, and corporations. The webpage is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen communication with Alaska Native communities. In 2024, we established two Tribal Liaison positions, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging a Dillingham man with federal crimes associated with a scheme to steal funds from the Curyung Tribal Council while he served as an accountant/ IT specialist. According to court documents, from October 2023 to February 2024, William Corbett, 35, stole […]