Author: Ed Schoenfeld

Sealaska earnings up, but losses continue

Sealaska, the regional Native corporation for Southeast, upped its income by $50 million in 2014. But it’s still losing money.

Tlingit-Haida pushes for larger tribal role in U.N.

The Juneau-based Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska wants a larger forum to address its concerns.

Update: Hyder border closure keeps emergency access

Canadian officials say the small Southeast Alaska town of Hyder will continue to have 24-hour-a-day access to emergency health care.

Filmmaker hikes, floats remote Unuk River

An Alaska filmmaker hiked and floated the Unuk River from British Columbia’s interior to near Ketchikan, documenting an area downstream of mining projects.

B.C. OKs another mine near AK border

British Columbia recently granted provisional environmental approval to the Brucejack mine project, putting another gold mine upstream from Southeast Alaska a step closer to opening.