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Alaska is “Ground Zero” for Indian Boarding Schools

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) and Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Indian Community) will travel to Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, October 22, 2023 to ...
Alaska Dispatch News

At least 31 Alaska Native children died in federal boarding schools, according to new Interior report

At least 31 Alaska Native children died in federal boarding schools, according to the latest investigative report from the U.S. Interior Department. The second volume of the Federal Indian Boarding ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Federal judge says Alaska tribes may put land into trust, a step toward ‘Indian country’ here

A federal judge in Anchorage has ruled that the U.S. Department of the Interior may take land into trust on behalf of Alaska Native tribes, a decision that could allow tribes to create “Indian country ...
Homeland Security Today

Native American and Alaska Native Federal Contracting Preferences: What the Law Provides and What’s Changing

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing entitled "Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program," on Feb. 10, 2026 (Source: ...
Juneau Empire

Alaska appeals federal court ruling that was a step toward new ‘Indian country’ here

The state of Alaska is continuing its effort to oppose Alaska Native tribes’ effort to protect traditional lands via federal trust. On Friday, the Alaska Department of Law filed a notice stating that ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

CVD Burden Higher Among American Indian, Alaska Native Medicare Beneficiaries

The cohort study focused on annual incidence, prevalence, and mortality linked to a number of cardiovascular conditions between 2015 and 2019. American Indian and Alaska Native patients with Medicare ...
News Medical

COVID-19 hits American Indian and Alaska Native populations hardest, new study reveals

Various health discrepancies in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, hospital admission, and death, particularly among American Indian (AI) and Alaskan Native (AN) ...
TravelPulse

American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Partners With Destinations International

Don Welsh, president & CEO of Destinations International (left) and Sherry L. Rupert, CEO of AIANTA (right). (Photo Credit: Destinations International) WHY IT RATES: The new partnership is paramount ...
Healthline

Medicare Costs for American Indian and Alaska Native communities

Some Medicare assistance program eligibility requirements and premium costs depend on your income and resources. Special rules apply to American Indian and Alaska Native people’s income. Other rules ...
News Medical

American Indian and Alaska Native men less likely to be screened for prostate cancer, study shows

New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that American Indian and Alaska Native men are less likely to be screened for prostate cancer compared to other racial/ethnic groups.
Alaska Public Media

Federal judge says Alaska tribes may put land into trust, a step toward 'Indian country' here

Tlingit tribal members march down Front Street in downtown Juneau on June 8, 2024, during Celebration 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) A federal judge in Anchorage has ruled that the ...