Yet Alaska is more than wilderness alone. It is home to 229 federally recognized tribes, organized by five cultural regions, ...

Alaska Natives are grossly overrepresented in the state’s criminal justice system, and support systems and programs to buffer ...

Kendra Kloster, director of government relations for the Alaska Federation of Natives, said many issues surrounding Alaska ...

The Alaska Federation of Natives is urging tribal leaders and community members to weigh in on a federal proposal that could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloria Simeon, co-founder of the Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, speaks during an interview outside her smokehouse in Bethel, ...

Business Development Program housed under the Small Business Administration helps American Indian and Alaska Native tribal ...

Since time immemorial, Alaska Natives have lived on and managed the fisheries and waterways across the state. Their ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration and its allies have pushed aggressively for drilling, mining and logging in Alaska. This has intensified long-standing debate over ...

As a result, Metlakatla is the only Native community in Alaska that manages its own commercial fishing harvest. The right to ...

Recent staff, budget and leadership changes have raised concerns from some stakeholders about the center’s ability to continue its mission of preserving and researching Alaska Native languages.

WASHINGTON — An Alaska land-grant program allotting free wilderness tracts in the far reaches of the state to qualifying Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans and their heirs passed the Senate on Tuesday ...