tag: alaska

Anchorage, Alaska
A jury convicted Brian Steven Smith for the murders of two Alaska Native women, following a trial that attracted international attention.
Mary Peltola
Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) addresses the National Congress of American Indians on February 14, 2024.
Mark Macarro
Tribal nations are seeing themselves represented more than ever before, but they still need to make their voices heard at the ballot box, the leader of the National Congress of American Indians said.
Talkeetna Mountain
Tribes and organizations are urging federal officials to continue protections for 28 million acres in Alaska.
U.S. Capitol
A Republican-led bill to ensure tribal identification cards can be used to purchase guns is moving forward despite little debate.
Northern Lights
The northern lights are a cultural touchstone, handed down over millennia among Native peoples.
'Voting is Sacred'
Tribes are facing new challenges as they seek to protect Native voter access at the polls.
Tribal Homelands
Tribal leaders and federal officials participate in a panel on tribal homelands and climate change at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.
Chevak Dance Group
The Chevak Dance Group performs at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023.
Bryan Newland
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced nearly $2 million in grants to support the Indian Child Welfare Act in off-reservation communities across the nation.
Hoċokata Ti
Tribal museums are on the forefront of representing Native culture and information accurately and effectively.
Igloo in Alaska
Join Native America Calling to talk with traditional builders who carry on igloo and winter house building.
San Felipe Pueblo Head Start
As Head Start approaches its 60th year, federal funding for the pre-kindergarten program remains well short of the need in Indian Country and beyond.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Fentanyl in Native Communities: Native Perspectives on Addressing the Growing Crisis” on November 8, 2023.
Not One More: Findings and Recommendations of the Not Invisible Act Commission
A national commission of federal and tribal experts is calling for a “Decade of Action and Healing” to help address the crisis of missing, murdered and trafficked people in Indian Country.
Kuskokwim River
Since time immemorial, the Kuskokwim River in Alaska has fed Native families. But years of failed salmon runs are threatening their lives and livelihoods.
Bethel, Alaska
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is heading to Alaska for a field hearing and listening session.
Stop Colonizers: Protect ICWA
A non-Native in Alaska refuses to abide by a tribal court order to turn a Native foster child over to the girl’s family members.
Timothy Nuvangyaoma
Promises of federal funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles.
First Beach on Quileute Reservation
Tribes are getting their applications in for funds from the second round of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program.
Miguel Cardona
The Department of Education has awarded more than $10 million in grants to support Native languages, Native teachers and Native students.
Jonathan Nez
Jonathan Nez, a former president of the Navajo Nation, is running for Congress in one of the most Native-populated districts in the United States.
'Voting is Sacred'
Tribes must be included “from the very beginning” of the redistricting process in order to ensure American Indian and Alaska Native voices are heard at the polls.
Native America Calling NAC
Speaking a Native language is one thing. Reading and writing it often takes another level of effort.
NAGPRA
It’s been more than 30 years since the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and federal agencies and museums are still far behind in complying with NAGPRA.
MMIW Bike Run USA
“What we need is real action. And that means boots on the ground, and that means real money to address this crisis,” said MMIW advocate Justine Rufus.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on water in Native communities on September 27, 2023.
Eugene Peltola Moment of Silence

The House Committee on Natural Resources observes a moment of silence for Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola, the late spouse of Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska).

Deb Haaland
The first-ever grants for the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC), a new program at the Department of the Interior, have been announced.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is renewing political clashes among Native people in Alaska.
Eugene Peltola and Mary Peltola
The spouse of Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), the first Alaska Native to serve in the U.S. Congress, died in a plane accident in the couple’s home state of Alaska.
Ada Deer
Join Native America Calling in remembrance of Ada Deer, a trailblazer from the Menominee Nation who was the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Quinton Carroll
The Native American Contractors Association (NACA), the largest organization of Native and tribal companies, has a new executive director.
Indian Students
Join Native America Calling to get a snapshot of what Native educators see ahead in the new school year.
Kuskokwim River
A proposed gold mine in southwest Alaska has been promising riches for investors and Alaska Native workers alike.
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable to hear about Native priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Brian Schatz
Efforts to strengthen and improve the Indian Arts and Crafts Act are coming amid criminal cases and renewed claims to Native identities.
James Cook
British explorer James Cook’s colonial exploits were often at odds with the Indigenous peoples of the places he visited.
Joe Biden and Richard Peterson
Today on Native America Calling, get the back story on the land-into-trust process and what it means for Alaska Natives.
Bruce Westerman
A key Congressional committee is finally getting to work, with Republicans pursuing a new agenda for Indian Country and beyond.