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Gii Máksá Geatkki Ovddas? – Who Pays For The Wolverine? – Vem Betalar För Järven?

Read this article in: Northern Sami • English • Swedish DAVVISÁMEGIELLA | NORTHERN SÁMI GII MÁKSÁ GEATKKI OVDDAS? Ruoŧŧa veahkehii geatkki, ovtta Eurohpá stuorra…

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish

September 2, 2026

Business & Economy·Land, Water & Resources·News·Sovereignty & Law

Okó Waŋží Ohlóka K’uŋ – Savaiññiġum Akunniŋa Atausiq Puturiñiq – The Drill That Lasted A Week

Read this article: Lakota • Inupiaq • English LAKOTA Pe’ Sla, Alaska graphite, na America wówaši thóka kiŋ mahél wówiyuŋǧe eháŋni kiŋ by James Edward…

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish

September 1, 2026

Featured·News·Politics

Twelve Thousand Years, One Senate Seat

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish August 21, 2026 Mary Peltola Leads the Incumbent We count history strangely in Alaska. The United States Senate first…

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish

August 21, 2026

Land, Water & Resources·News

When Salmon Do Not Come Back Home

Alaska was built on salmon. Now, in parts of Western and Interior Alaska, the fish are disappearing—and salmon people are asking how much of…

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish

August 10, 2026

Featured Block 2·Sovereignty & Law

Four Corners and the Long Wait

Congress is considering the return of 557 acres to Pit River tribal trust. The acreage is small. The history attached to it is not.…

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish

August 9, 2026

Featured 3 Middle Page·Land, Water & Resources

Rare-Earth Mine Near Mato Tipila Moves Into Federal Review With Public Comments Due This Month

A proposed rare-earth project promises jobs and strategic minerals, while the federal review identifies possible effects on water, air, public health, wildlife and places…

by Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Alutiiq / Sugpiaq

August 9, 2026

Health & Community

Mark Cruz Takes Charge of Indian Health Service With a 30 Percent Vacancy Rate and Decades-Old Facilities Backlog

The Klamath Tribes citizen has now been confirmed to lead IHS. His confirmation testimony provides unusually clear benchmarks by which Native communities can judge…

by Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Alutiiq / Sugpiaq

August 9, 2026

Education & Youth·Featured Block 2

One Fifth for Now. Four Fifths for the Future.

Native Forward received $50 million with no instructions attached. It decided most of the money should still be helping Native students long after everyone…

by James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish

August 9, 2026

Culture & Language·Featured Block 2

Closure of Osage Language School Opens Deeper Dispute Over Money, Government and Cultural Responsibility

Daposka Ahnkodapi closed almost overnight after the Osage Nation executive declared a financial emergency. The disagreement that followed has become as much about government…

by Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Alutiiq / Sugpiaq

August 9, 2026

Featured Block 2·Sovereignty & Law

Prediction Markets Put Tribal Gaming Sovereignty Into a New Federal Jurisdiction Fight

Sports-event contracts sold as federally regulated financial products have created a question Congress can no longer easily avoid: when does a prediction market stop…

by Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Alutiiq / Sugpiaq

August 9, 2026

Business & Economy·Featured Block 2

Federal Grant Overhaul Replaces Long-Running SEDS Program With New Native Economic Priorities

The Administration for Native Americans has opened $27.5 million in new funding, but replacing the decades-old SEDS programme changes the rules governing what kinds…

by Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Alutiiq / Sugpiaq

August 9, 2026

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News

Gii Máksá Geatkki Ovddas? – Who Pays For The Wolverine? – Vem Betalar För Järven?

Okó Waŋží Ohlóka K’uŋ – Savaiññiġum Akunniŋa Atausiq Puturiñiq – The Drill That Lasted A Week

Twelve Thousand Years, One Senate Seat

When Salmon Do Not Come Back Home

Four Corners and the Long Wait

Rare-Earth Mine Near Mato Tipila Moves Into Federal Review With Public Comments Due This Month

Mark Cruz Takes Charge of Indian Health Service With a 30 Percent Vacancy Rate and Decades-Old Facilities Backlog

One Fifth for Now. Four Fifths for the Future.

Closure of Osage Language School Opens Deeper Dispute Over Money, Government and Cultural Responsibility

Prediction Markets Put Tribal Gaming Sovereignty Into a New Federal Jurisdiction Fight

Federal Grant Overhaul Replaces Long-Running SEDS Program With New Native Economic Priorities

Most read

Gii Máksá Geatkki Ovddas? – Who Pays For The Wolverine? – Vem Betalar För Järven?

Okó Waŋží Ohlóka K’uŋ – Savaiññiġum Akunniŋa Atausiq Puturiñiq – The Drill That Lasted A Week

Twelve Thousand Years, One Senate Seat

When Salmon Do Not Come Back Home

Authors

Lisa Marie Heitman-Bruce, Alutiiq / Sugpiaq

James Edward Petersen, Yup’ik Inuit/Norwegian/UKish