Alaska
The Native peoples of Alaska have governed themselves for far longer than either the State of Alaska or the United States. Indeed, their rights of self-government are properly defended as basic human rights that are not unilaterally extinguishable by these other governments. Yet, today an...
Moderator Joseph P. Kalt facilitates a rich discussion by an impressive panel of Native nation leaders about the role leaders play in building and sustaining successful tribal programs.
Theresa Clark of the Yukaana Development Corporation (YDC) in Alaska describes the environmental catastrophe that prompted YDC's establishment and how YDC is working to build the capacity of its own people to do the important work that YDC does.
Miriam Jorgensen, Director of Research for the Native Nations Institute and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, shares the cross-cutting themes of good governance that exist among the Honoring Nations award-winning programs.
The Louden Tribal Council created the Yukaana Development Corporation in 1998 to address the concerns of environmental degradation and environmental justice through training and employment. Under a contract with the US Air Force, the tribally owned Corporation cleans contamination caused by a local...
Location: In the western central portion of Alaska Population: 95 Date of Constitution: 1992, as amended 1994
Location: in the western portion of Alaska Population: 315 Date of Constitution: 1992, as amended 1995
Location: Southwestern Alaska Population: 83 Date of Constitution: 1988
Location: Southwestern Alaska Population: 627 Date of Constitution: 1948
Location: Alaska Population: 600 Date of Constitution: 1941
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