JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 2 (TNScapv) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following joint news release with 15 groups: A broad coalition of Alaska Native Tribes, commercial fishers, small tourism businesses, conservation groups, and other forest advocates are seeking to defend last year's reinstatement of National Roadless Rule protections across the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska by intervening in several legal challenges opposing the rule. The coalition of Tribes and forest advocates,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * Alaska Bill Seeks to Address Low Awareness of Cancer Risk Associated with Alcohol, the Third Largest Contributor to Cancer in Women * * * Alaska State Representative Andrew Gray today introduced the "Alcoholic Beverages and Cancer Act" or "ABC Act," a first of its kind bill to require all alcohol retailers in the state to post cancer warning signs at the point-of-sale  more

VICTORIA, Canada, Jan. 31 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: An Alaska-based consortium of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Tribal governments today submitted evidence to Canadian environmental regulators that affirms their historic presence along the Unuk River, which is threatened by rapidly expanding transboundary mining. The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) is seeking recognition from the government of British Columbia and Canada to   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 23 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute's book "Celebration" has won a 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor from the American Indian Library Association (AILA). AILA, an affiliate of the American Library Association, gives biennial awards to identify and honor "the best writings and illustrations for youth, by and about Native American and Indigenous peoples of North America." The book, which was  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 31 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has acquired a Chilkat robe with a Ravenstail insert that documents the struggle to adhere to Tlingit law and protect Indigenous intellectual property rights. The child's robe, created by the noted weaver Shgendootan George, features Chilkat designs and a fragment from a former retail item that depicts a Ravenstail design. A number of the retail items were destroyed in 20  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 26 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: A public agency has tapped Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) to produce the state's first-ever Alaska Native language reading standards, and the institute is inviting language educators and speakers, community members and allies to a virtual meeting in February. Through the project, SHI will work with people across the state to develop the standards on behalf of the Alaska Department of Education & Early   more