Joaqlin Estus

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A monument to Captain James Cook in downtown Anchorage hails him as “greatest explorer-navigator the world has ever known.” The plaque under the life-size statue of him highlights Cook’s travels, including Cook Inlet, where…

Joaqlin Estus ICT In the 1950s and ‘60s, the “Native church” in Juneau was packed for holiday services. Seven days a week it housed civic and church-related gatherings. The Memorial Presbyterian Church served a predominantly Tlingit congregation,…

Joaqlin Estus ICT In what's been called the largest peaceful redistribution of wealth in the history of mankind, title to 44 million acres and almost a billion dollars was conveyed to Native for-profit corporations following the Alaska Native Claims…

New details have emerged about an orphan who was the youngest and only Native designer of a state flag. A recently published paper shows Benny Benson was aged 14, not 13 as previously believed, when he won a 1927 contest for school children to design…

Joaqlin Estus Indian Country Today “Since right now we're really celebrating and looking at the 50th anniversary of ANCSA. I have to say that William Paul (Sr, Tlingit) should be regarded as the father of Native land claims,” said Sealaska Heritage…

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 was a hard-won success. Others who lobbied for the bill say it was a compromise that at least put an end to grueling negotiations. The law transferred nearly $1 billion and title to 44 million acres to…

Just 15 years ago, most Anchorage, Alaska residents wouldn’t have been able to answer the question: who lived here before settlers arrived? Aaron Leggett, Dena’Ina, has been working to change that. He’s president of the Native Village of Eklutna and…

Sophia Tetoff is finally home, 126 years after she was sent away. About 100 of the 400 residents turned out on July 9 for the return of her remains to St. Paul Island, which is located in the Bering Sea 300 miles off mainland Alaska. "This is a…

Joaqlin Estus Indian Country Today After winning a landmark case before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Sinixt, or Arrow Lakes Band of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington, are looking forward exercising rights and…

The Alaska Legislature unanimously voted on Monday to help protect an Unangax, or Aleut, cemetery in Southeast Alaska. The cemetery holds the remains of Aleut people who died in a World War II era internment camp. “The main thing about this bill is…