Joaqlin Estus

Joaqlin Estus Indian Country Today Even members of Congress, and the state’s highest elected official get only 15 minutes to speak at the Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual convention. So it’s significant that high-level military leaders got 45…

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…

‘The Coast Guard is committed to protecting US sovereignty’ In a bid to boost U.S. presence in the Arctic, the heavy-duty icebreaker Polar Star is headed north this year instead of to Antarctica, its usual annual destination. The change in direction…

Leaders from the Air Force, Navy and other branches discuss international tensions, latest recruitment efforts in the state Climate change is opening new trade routes in the Arctic, and raising international tensions. Military leaders in Alaska are…

'We are a part of the major geopolitical issues facing this world today' By Joaqlin Estus Indian Country Today Twice this week, Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers cruised near Alaska. U.S. military leaders say these forays, which included four…

'We're in the weeds of intergenerational trauma' A top military leader in Alaska told Tlingit clan leaders earlier this month that the military is open to the idea of apologizing for the bombardment of three Tlingit villages in 1869 and 1882. Lt.…