A system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. on Jun 12, 2025.

Alaska Native groups were alarmed. After the federal government filed suit, the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission ...

Sustainable fishing policies passed in the 1970s have backfired in rural Native villages, where many family-run boats have raised their hooks and nets for good.

When people are low on store-bought food but have incomes too high to qualify for food assistance, subsistence foods can make ...

The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is pleased to announce a major legal victory as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ...

Five people are missing after a fishing boat capsized near the tiny southeast Alaskan village of Couverden Point, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday.