When Alaska is at its coldest, census workers are more likely to find village residents, some of whom migrate to hunt and fish for subsistence or work, in their home communities. (ijpr.org)
Bristol Bay's pure waters, healthy habitat, and breathtaking wilderness setting generate billions of dollars for the local economy by sustaining a thriving commercial and sport fishing industry, a vast variety of wildlife, and the centuries-old subsistence lifestyle of Alaska Natives. (nwf.org)
Indigenous2
Many Alaska Natives, other Indigenous peoples in U.S., disagree with holiday's traditional narrative. (juneauempire.com)
In Alaska, though, the terminology we use for peoples of indigenous ancestry is Alaska Native. (cdc.gov)
Bristol Bay2
The Bristol Bay region in southwest Alaska-covering 40,000 square miles-is pristine wild country stretching across tundra and wetlands, crisscrossed with rivers that flow into the bay. (nwf.org)
For thousands of years, the native people of Bristol Bay (Yup'ik-Eskimo, Aleut, and Athabaskan) have subsisted on the bay's natural resources. (nwf.org)
Corporations3
Yakutat ousted its village corporations' leaders. (juneauempire.com)
Annual distributions from Alaska native villages or village corporations can affect eligibility for SSI. (ssa.gov)
The Native regional corporations, through their umbrella group Alaskans Standing Together, spent more than a million dollars on behalf of Murkowski, and it's absurd to believe she won't be beholden to the corporations. (indianz.com)
20001
Novel MRSA isolates that are less likely to be resis- examined isolates from outbreaks of MRSA skin infections tant to antimicrobial drugs other than -lactams have been in rural southwestern Alaska in 1996 and 2000 (retrospec- identifi ed in association with epidemic CA-MRSA infec- tive collection) and from the hospital serving this region in tions. (cdc.gov)
Southwest2
We've seen landmasses just disappear overnight," says Romy Cadiente, a local official for Newtok, a village in southwest Alaska where erosion has been eating away an average of 70 feet a year, forcing many residents to flee for firmer ground . (ijpr.org)
This was made stunningly obvious by the write-in votes Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, received in Southwest and Western Alaska. (indianz.com)
Anchorage1
Investigations Program in Anchorage, Alaska. (cdc.gov)
Populations1
Thus, a direct relationship goal of eliminating health exists between the health of a population and the disparities among population's tobacco use.1 To date , surveillance data on populations, authorities tobacco use among Alaska Natives have been limited, must have valid and reliable data on rates of tobacco use especially at the community level. (cdc.gov)
Southeast2
But in October, after decades of planning and fundraising, about a third of Newtok's residents packed their belongings into boats and relocated to 21 new homes on higher ground across the river in Mertarvik , Alaska - a replacement village about 9 miles southeast of Newtok. (ijpr.org)
Age strata were then compared for The study was reviewed and approved by the Institu- differences in the percentage of isolates susceptible to clin- tional Review Boards of the Centers for Disease Control damycin by 2 test using Stata SE version 9.2 (StataCorp, and Prevention (CDC) (Atlanta, GA, USA) and the Alaska College Station, TX, USA). (cdc.gov)
Years2
It can be argued that Alaska Natives were similarly guarding their interests 50 years ago when they voted for Gruening, Egan and other Democrats. (indianz.com)
Since about 1950, life expectancy for Alaska Natives has actually increased by more than 20 years to about 69, and we've done a good job in decreasing the number of deaths due to infections. (cdc.gov)
State5
The State of Alaska, the petitioner, was represented by John G. Roberts, who later became the Chief Justice of the United States. (wikipedia.org)
But as temperatures in Alaska climb faster than in any other state and twice as fast as the global average , counting in some communities has become more complicated - adding yet another layer to long-standing challenges, such as language barriers and distrust of the U.S. government, that have hindered the Census Bureau's ability to produce complete population counts of Alaska Native villages. (ijpr.org)
We do not expect these two [census-designated places] to be merged for the 2020 Census, but we will not know with absolute certainty until the summer," the bureau said in a written statement to NPR, noting that the bureau is waiting for final input from the state of Alaska. (ijpr.org)
Attendees at odds with the state of Alaska on fishing and hunting issues. (juneauempire.com)
Kivalina alleged that greenhouse gases, emitted by the energy producers, crossed state lines and resulted in damage to the village. (dwt.com)
American Indian1
Introduction: To better understand what is known about issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) workers, authors conducted a literature review of publications specific to AI/AN and occupational safety and health. (cdc.gov)
Federal2
The bureau's plans have raised concerns about how they could affect population-based federal funding that villages like Newtok count on for housing and infrastructure. (ijpr.org)
But a federal common law tort action, as a way of requiring energy producers to pay the social cost of carbon dioxide driven climate change, does not exist, according to the 9th Circuit's ruling in the Native Village of Kivalina case. (dwt.com)
Life3
Salmon is the lifeblood of village economies and ways of life. (nwf.org)
Natives really face shorter life expectancy, higher infant mortality rates, and higher rates of injury and suicide. (cdc.gov)
And we hope by focusing on some of these health problems, we can improve life for Alaska Natives. (cdc.gov)
Data1
This report is based on the findings from a study funded in 2005 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), entitled Data on Health and Well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and other Native Americans (AI/AN/NA) . (hhs.gov)
Communities1
On the front lines of climate change, warming temperatures and thawing permafrost are making it harder to get an accurate count for the 2020 census in some of the most remote communities of Alaska. (ijpr.org)
A review of occupational safety and health research for American Indians and Alaska Natives. (cdc.gov)
It's really amazing today, in this day and age, that about one-third of Alaska Natives have no in-home water or sewage service and of course, this really impacts human health in these regions in a big way. (cdc.gov)
Natives facing greater health challenges. (cdc.gov)
Infections1
Infections caused about half of Alaska Native deaths in 1950, but by 1990 accounted for about only 1.2 percent of deaths. (cdc.gov)
Corporation2
Announcement comes days after Alaska Native corporation announces lower shareholder dividends. (juneauempire.com)
Will my distributions from an Alaska native village or village corporation affect my eligibility for SSI or SSDI cash benefits? (ssa.gov)
Reach2
Before the spring thaw, census workers have also been able to journey across miles of frozen ground and ice roads on snow machines (known in the Lower 48 as snowmobiles) or sometimes in dog sleds to reach villages usually accessible only by bush plane or boat in the warmer months. (ijpr.org)
During winter, census workers are able to journey across miles of frozen ground and ice roads to reach villages usually accessible only by plane or boat in the warmer months. (ijpr.org)
Survey1
1.2 What Are the Components of the Alaska Native Adult Tobacco Survey? (cdc.gov)
Reliable1
Bush Alaskans -- Native Alaskans -- were reliable Democrats half a century ago. (indianz.com)
Case1
Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, 522 U.S. 520 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court case. (wikipedia.org)
Community1
For the 2020 count, the Census Bureau is currently planning to count the community as two villages with separate population counts. (ijpr.org)
Homes1
Some of Newtok's residents moved into 21 newly constructed homes in Mertarvik, Alaska, in October 2019. (ijpr.org)
Local1
The local tribal council in Venetie, Alaska, wanted to collect tax from non-tribal members doing business on tribal lands. (wikipedia.org)
City1
Tribal and city leaders celebrate renaming as part of "reclaiming" area's Alaska Native heritage. (juneauempire.com)
Reservation2
The Court decided unanimously that the land was not the tribe's land subject to the tribal tax, even though it was owned by the tribe, because it was not part of a Native American reservation. (wikipedia.org)
Because all but one reservation in Alaska (the Annette Island reservation of the Tsimshian) had been eliminated by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, the decision had the practical effect of prohibiting almost all Indian tribes in Alaska from collecting taxes for activities conducted on tribal land. (wikipedia.org)