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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday October 15, 2023 ( 3 items )  

American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association Partners With International Inbound Travel Association to Grow International Visitation to Native Nations' Destinations and Properties
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 13 (TNSres) -- The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) and the International Inbound Travel Association (IITA) announced that the organizations have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a shared goal to grow international visitation to destinations and properties across Native Nations and communities in the U.S. The an  more

Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks & Wildlife
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2023: The Biden administration released a new draft environmental review today for the highly contested proposed 211-mile Ambler industrial mining road through Gates of the Arctic National Preserve. The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) urges the Biden administration to choose the No Action Alternative and revoke the Ambler Road permits. "Saying no to the Ambler Road of  more

SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON CANADA'S CONTROVERSIAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 10 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a free lecture this month on Canada's controversial residential school system, which was comprised of government-sponsored religious schools established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. In her talk, The Canadian Legacy of Indian Residential Schools: A personal narrative, Dr. Georgina Martin will discuss the Truth and Reconciliatio  more