Simple handwashing stations improved health indicators in parts of rural Alaska

A key step to preventing the spread of diseases like COVID-19 or influenza is simple: washing hands. But lack of piped water ...
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Alaska Native tribes fighting to overturn laws criminalizing their traditional way of life

In a place where mountains are the only skyscrapers and the road to get home can’t be found on GPS, you’ll find the tribal ways that have survived for thousands of years. “We don't have to go to the ...
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New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall

The state of Alaska has filed suit against the federal Department of the Interior in an attempt to overturn a legal opinion that allowed the Native Village of Eklutna to open a federally regulated ...