Support for SB 161/HB 301 Autopsies and Death Certificates AFN passed resolution 14-2 supporting SB 161/HB 301. This legislation will make minor changes to Alaska law …
Alaska Federation of Natives Opposes SJR 21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2014 CONTACT Benjamin Mallott – 907.263.1308 [email protected] Alaska Federation of Natives Opposes SJR 21 Anchorage, AK – On Tuesday, February …
Healthy and Traditional Cooking!
Cooking healthy and traditional meals is a Native family value. This was demonstrated clearly on the first afternoon of the 2013 AFN Convention during the …
Affordable Care Act and You
In her informative presentation at last October’s AFN Convention, Valerie Davidson, Senior Director of Legal and Inter-governmental Affairs at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, …
Powerful testimony in AFN Convention Subsistence Report
During a key subsistence report at the 2013 AFN Convention, Native leaders stressed the vital importance of customary and traditional fishing and hunting across Alaska …
President Obama Announces 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference
President Obama has announced a 2013 White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 13th at the Department of Interior. The conference will allow tribal leaders …
Native Village of Tununak v. State, Office of Children’s Services decision
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) establishes adoptive placement preferences for placing an Indian child with a member of the child’s extended family, with other …
Join the AFN/NCAI National Coalition for Tribal Program Funding
Dear community and tribal members, The AFN Human Resources Committee is launching an initiative with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) to form a national …
Interagency Working Group Calls for Integrated Management and Planning for a Rapidly Changing Arctic
The inter agency working group chaired by Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes released a report for an integrated management strategy for the Arctic. The report highlights …
Legislative update: Alaska Rural Communication Service
Governor Parnell recently placed $5.3 million in the 2014 Capital Budget for digital conversion of the Alaska Rural Communication Service analog television transmitters throughout Alaska. …