When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill, mine or otherwise develop the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or economic question. It’s also a ...

When Alaska Natives debate proposals to drill and mine the landscape of the nation’s largest state, it involves more than an environmental or economic question. It’s also a spiritual and ...

Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred Alaska’s most renewable resources — such as salmon, deer and other migratory wildlife ...

Native American News Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred Published: Aug. 07, 2025, 3:32 p.m.

Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred ...

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips ...

Alaska Natives-Mineral Debate Gloria Simeon, co-founder of the Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition, speaks during an interview outside her smokehouse in Bethel, Alaska, on June 18, 2025.