Bones and sacred objects of Chinook Indian Nation ancestors are left on museum shelves without a legal path for descendants to bring home or bury. Chinook Indian Nation ...

In Alaska’s North Slope region — the northernmost county in the US, roughly the same size as the United Kingdom — one small public radio station keeps eight villages connected and serves about 10,000 ...

A history of oppressive policies and legal rulings stacked the deck against tribal sovereignty, helping greenlight Westwin ...

Calving glaciers, towering, horsetail waterfalls, and breathtaking natural wonders await at this remote fjord in Alaska—no ...

The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans ...

The US Board on Geographic Names has approved the renaming of ‘Nazi Creek’ and a nearby hill on Little Kiska Island, with names in Indigenous Unangax̂ language.

Two Alaska sites have been renamed after decades of bearing offensive titles.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. on Jun 12, 2025.

This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the ...

Parts of Alaska are warming up to four times faster than most of the rest of the world. That's forcing tough choices for residents of some Alaska Native villages.

According to the State’s motion for preliminary injunction, the DOI had long held that Alaska tribes lack territorial jurisdiction over Alaska Native Allotments.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 put most Alaska Native land here under the control of Native corporations — which are not sovereign governments — instead of tribes, which are.