ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 6 (TNSpp) -- The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association issued the following news release: The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) and the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) have announced its new memorandum of understanding (MOU) for sustainable tribal tourism development. Together, the nonprofit organizations aim to create a stronger national voice for Native Nations and communities for recreation, travel and tourism capacity,   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on June 7, 2023: Today, Representative Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Cantwell (D-WA), along with 15 other lawmakers, reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA). This legislation would codify the Roadless Rule on 58.5 million acres of national forest land nationwide--including within Alaska. The Roadless Rule--which in Alaska's Tongass National Forest protects brown bears, the highest known concentration  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSgov) -- Environment America issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Representative Gallego (D-AZ) and Senator Cantwell (D-WA), along with 15 other lawmakers, reintroduced the Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA) Tuesday. This legislation would codify the Roadless Rule on 58.5 million acres of national forest land nationwide--including within Alaska. The Roadless Rule--which in Alaska's Tongass National Forest protects brown bears, the highest known concentrat  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSgov) -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release: Nine states have not yet submitted plans to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide summer benefits through the Pandemic EBT Program. If they do not do so by July 14, millions of families will be left struggling to make ends meet this summer when they lose access to school meals, says the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 8 (TNSgov) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Her lungs to the governor of Alaska, a piece of her heart to Elon Musk, and part of her spine to Donald Trump Jr.: These are among the bequests in PETA President Ingrid Newkirk's newly updated last will and testament to ensure that she continues drawing attention to animal abuse and exploitation even after her death. Newkirk's original will was drafted 20 years ago after a flyin  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 6 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted on YouTube the video of Celebration 2014. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held by SHI in 1982 that has grown into the world's largest gathering of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people. The 2014 event featured 50 dance groups from Alaska, the Lower 48 and Canada. The 2014 theme was Envisioning the Future Through the Reflections  more