Land, Water & Resources

Pipelines, mining, fisheries, forests, sacred sites, water rights, climate, conservation, subsistence, environmental protection.

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

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 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

Featured·Land, Water & Resources·News

The Salmon That Never Make It Home

Kawerak says new federal chum bycatch measures still leave Western Alaska communities carrying too much of the conservation burden. A salmon caught by mistake…

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

June 27, 2026