Biden Administration to require head of federal subsistence board to be Alaska Native | #alaska | #politics
It’s the latest iteration of blood-quantum laws, as understood by the Biden Administration. The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture this week announced a proposal to add a quota minimum for Alaska tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board, the body that manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. The departments propose adding three […]
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Alaska Native leaders call for legal overhaul to protect traditional fish harvests | #alaska | #politics
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- February 10, 2024
- Alaska Federation of Natives
- Association of Village Council Presidents
- Bob Anderson
- Congressman
- congressmen
- council
- Curt Chamberlain
- democrats
- Department of the Interior
- economy
- elections
- governor
- Heather Kendall Miller
- Jonathan Samuelson
- Julie Kitka
- Kuskokwim River
- Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- mayor
- Native American Rights Fund
- Nicole Borromeo
- Patty Sullivan
- politics
- president
- republican
- salmon
- senator
- Subsistence
The crash of salmon stocks in Western Alaska’s Kuskokwim River has sparked a bitter court fight between the federal and state governments, and now Alaska Native leaders are calling for congressional action to ensure that Indigenous Alaskans have priority for harvests when stocks are scarce. The conflict has gripped this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives […]
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Subsistence Remains Top Priority for the State of Alaska – US Politics Today | #alaska | #politics
Subsistence Remains Top Priority for the State of Alaska – US Politics Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Sunday, October 22, 2023 · 663,411,476 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools Press Releases Events & Conferences Click Here For This Articles Original […]
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