Fairbanks-based Chena Power is starting a subsidiary called Alaska Geothermal Partners to help others tap into the Earth’s ...

The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island opened the Bering Sea Research Center in the summer of 2024, and it’s currently ...

Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started hitting Unalaska’s docks again for the first time in nearly three years. The Bering Sea snow crab fishery reopened in mid-October, after ...

Tribes have traditionally refused to pay taxes but preferred trading with communities, and occasionally offering military services to kings. The epics are full of stories where sages and kings marry ...

PIERRE — South Dakota's nine tribes are projecting a message of "unity" going into the 2025 state legislative session. Part of the change necessary to bridge state and tribal relations will come ...

Summer Bay Road in Unalaska, seen during a 5K run. Some Unalaskans were preparing to hit the streets in their four-wheelers and side-by-side all-terrain vehicles after city council members voted ...

vetoed the change to city code, citing safety and enforcement concerns. The Unalaska City Council voted to change city code Jan. 14, allowing all-purpose vehicles, or APVs, on public roads within city ...

FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.S. Senate committee ...

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was set to appear before a ...

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The third annual State of Tribes took place at Colorado’s State Capitol on Thursday. In their speeches, leaders from the Ute Mountain Ute and the Southern Ute urged lawmakers to respect tribal ...

Their community consists of individuals ranging from children to the elderly, each playing a vital role in the tribe's survival. Tribal members, particularly women, children and elders, wear colorful ...