After Sitka doctor is convicted of assaulting patients, a former Ketchikan colleague comes forward
When Phoenix Johnson happened across news coverage of McGrath’s Sitka arrest, she felt it was time to ensure that her story was heard.
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Tag: Ketchikan Indian Community
Ketchikan’s federal subsistence designation is being reconsidered
Ketchikan’s tribe wants to change the community’s designation under federal subsistence rules to give residents more access to subsistence resources. The tribe is asking to change from urban to rural status- which would apply to all 14,000 residents in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The tribe hopes that recent changes to the designation process will help it win approval.
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New Ketchikan Indian Community president says she plans to push for greater access to traditional foods
“File it under sovereignty if you want, but right up there with sovereignty is our food,” Trixie Bennett said in a phone interview.
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Executive fired from Bristol Bay health corporation now leads Ketchikan Indian Community’s tribal health clinic
Tribal officials say they have full confidence in the seasoned executive.
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Ketchikan’s tribe and school board discuss improving education for community’s students
Among the top priorities for Ketchikan Indian Community’s Tribal Council was addressing disproportionate educational outcomes for Alaska Native students.
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‘Time for me to focus on my own wellbeing’: Ketchikan superintendent of schools submits resignation
“With my husband passing away in January, and then, with my own health scare, it was just — it just feels like it’s time for me to focus on my own wellbeing and take the year off and kind of refocus,” Beth Lougee said.
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Ketchikan superintendent evaluation to resume Tuesday after 3-month pause
Ketchikan’s school board is going to continue its evaluation of the district’s superintendent on Tuesday, and they’re opening up that meeting to public testimony on her performance.
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School board to continue evaluating Ketchikan superintendent accused of not supporting Alaska Native staff
UPDATE: This meeting has been postponed and will be rescheduled, tentatively for Jan. 7th.
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