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Out of the ashes: Ecologist hopes remnants of Swan Lake fire create prime habitat for burn morels

5/27/2020

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Morel mushrooms poke through ground in the Skilak Lake area in this photo taken in late May 2016. (Photo courtesy Kate Mohatt)
Almost a year ago on June 5, 2019, a lightning strike ignited the Swan Lake fire on the Kenai Peninsula. The fire burned more than 167,000 acres. The remnants of that fire likely created prime habitat for morel mushrooms. And one ecologist hopes to crowdsource where hunters are finding them to understand more about the fungi. But how do you get people who are inherently secretive about where they find morels --  to tell you where they find their morels? ... (Read more at knba.org)
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Inspector General begins investigation into alleged ethics violations, Tribal data release

5/14/2020

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Tara Sweeney
Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney speaks to the Alaska Federation of Natives delegation during its annual convention in October 2018 in downtown Anchorage. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)
The U.S. Inspector General sent a letter to a New Mexico senator confirming an investigation into whether the Departments of Interior and Treasury violated ethics rules and regulations. U.S. Senator Tom Udall, a Democrat, shared the letter in an announcement Monday, May 11, welcoming the investigation. Udall serves as vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. ... (Read more at knba.org)
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Injunction holds up $8B CARES Act Tribal allocation for Alaska Native corporations

5/6/2020

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Tara Sweeney
Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney speaks October 18, 2018, at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Sweeney is the subject of a call for investigation into whether she violated ethics policies in advocating for Alaska Native corporations over $8 billion Tribal allocation of the CARES Act. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KNBA)
The U.S. Treasury and Interior departments announced Tuesday (May 5, 2020) they would begin disbursing part of an $8 billion Tribal allocation for coronavirus relief funds. The CARES Act funding is to help Tribes with relief efforts in the fight against coronavirus. Only about 60 percent -- or $4.8 billion -- will initially be distributed based on Tribal population. The population count is based on the Indian Housing Block Grant Formula used by Housing and Urban Development. The initial disbursement would happen over several days.  ... (Read more at knba.org)
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    Tripp J Crouse (Ojibwe, descendent of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) has worked in print journalism and broadcasting for 15-plus years, and currently represents Alaska and serves as 2019 chair of the Station Advisory Committee for Native Public Media, a national organization that offers support services to Tribal and Native public radio stations. Tripp is also a member of the Native American Journalists Association and Alaska Press Club. Prior to working at 90.3 KNBA in Anchorage, Tripp worked at KTOO in Juneau and the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa.

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