Alaska bill to fund full, $3,000 permanent fund dividend narrowly fails
A bill to fund Alaska’s permanent fund dividends of roughly $3,000 failed narrowly in the state Senate on Tuesday. Supporters
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Alaska bill would provide $1,600 in permanent fund dividends
A new Senate bill would provide for a $1,600 permanent fund dividend this year. Senate Bill 1002 would allow state
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Inuit in northwestern Canada warn new law could entrench federal authority of Beaufort Sea
As the federal government enters negotiations on how to co-manage oil and gas development in the Beaufort Sea, the Inuvialuit
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Finnish municipalities pledge ambitious emissions target
Eight municipalities have announced a pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent from 2007 levels by the year
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Could Alaska’s rural Indigenous communities fight violence with broader law enforcement powers?
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is coming to Alaska this week. Sen. Dan Sullivan said he will focus on rural
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Democrats continue fight against drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge in U.S. Congress
Democrats in Washington, D.C. are still hoping to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The latest attempt
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Most Finns would support restrictions on clear-cutting
On a global scale, clear-cutting of forests has resulted in the extinction of hundreds of tree species. In Finland, more
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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington
Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in
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Alaska Senate considering changes to $65 billion permanent fund
Alaska senators are weighing making the first change since the early 1980s in the formula for calculating permanent fund dividends.
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation may be Canada’s next new statutory holiday
Canadians are one step closer to getting a new statutory holiday recognizing Indigenous people. Two years ago Saskatchewan MP Georgina
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Child advocates worry about funding for Canada’s ‘path-breaking’ Indigenous child welfare bill
An Indigenous child welfare bill tabled Thursday by the federal Liberal government is potentially “path-breaking,” but falls short in guaranteeing
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Inuit, First Nations, Métis welcome Canadian gov’s Indigenous child protection legislation
Canada’s Inuit, First Nations and Métis organizations say they welcome the Indigenous child protection legislation introduced by the federal government
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Finland’s six-year slump in alcohol sales ends
The overall sale of alcohol in Finland has been in decline since 2011, but last year that figure went up
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Alaska’s Murkowski a no-show at Senate vote on abortion bill
The stage was set in the U.S. Senate Monday for a divisive vote related to late-term abortion, and one open
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Nunavut’s Hunter Tootoo lone MP against Canadian gov’s Indigenous Languages Act
Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo was the sole MP to vote against the Liberal government’s Indigenous Languages Act Wednesday night, saying
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