Tripp J Crouse
Originally from the Midwest, Tripp Crouse (Ojibwe, a descendent of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, pronouns: they/them) has 15-plus years in print, web and radio journalism. Tripp first moved to Alaska in 2016 to work with KTOO Public Media in Juneau. And later moved to Anchorage in 2018 to work with KNBA and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation. Tripp currently works for Spruce Root in Juneau, Alaska. Tripp also served as chair of the Station Advisory Committee for Native Public Media.
A former member of Native American Journalist Association, Alaska Native Media Group and Alaska Press Club, Tripp is an award-winning journalist with the goal of increasing the visibility and representation of Indigenous people in media.
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British Columbia officials rejected a proposed open-pit mine for the second time. In 2003, Vancouver-based Pacific Booker Minerals began the easement process for the gold, copper and molybdenum mine project on the shores of T’akh Tl’ah Bin, or Morrison Lake – about 200 miles east of Ketchikan. The project would cover about 5,000 acres.
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approved a Senate bill to reauthorize funding for federal housing assistance to Native Americans and Native Hawaiians. Senate bill 2264 would reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, or NAHASDA.
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The state Senate Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on legislation that would amend the state constitution to officially recognize most Alaska Native Tribes. The hearing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2022. In January, House Bill 123 was read for the first time in the Senate and referred to the Senate State Affairs and Community and Regional Affairs committees.
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Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs invited agency and Indigenous leaders to present testimony on the 30-years since the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the many issues that Tribes continue to face.
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing at 10:30 a.m. Alaska time, Wednesday, February 2, 2022. The meeting is scheduled to examine and advance the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and its 30 years.
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The legal news service Law 360 reports that the city of Nome is arguing that crime victims have no constitutional right to a police investigation – and cites a 1972 Supreme Court decision (Linda R.S. v Richard D).
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A measure to formally recognize Tribes in Alaska was taken up by the state Senate (January 18) and referred to Senate Affairs Committee. The measure HB 123 would only recognize the 229 Tribes already recognized by the federal government.
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The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation originally occupied territory in southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northwest Indiana. Now, the Band hopes to…
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The second and final day of the AFN convention is packed with guests and big conversations.Sponsors of a ballot initiative took the opportunity to say…
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In November, President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The infrastructure funding package will deliver…