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Federal judge dismisses Metlakatla suit arguing Tribal members shouldn’t need state fishing permits

By Eric Stone (KRBD-Ketchikan) • Feb 22, 2021

A federal lawsuit arguing that Tribal members of the state’s sole Native reservation shouldn’t need state permits to fish outside the reserve’s marine boundaries was dismissed Wednesday.

Lawsuit claims Tribal members shouldn’t need state permits to fish in Metlakatla’s traditional water

By Eric Stone (KRBD-Ketchikan) • Aug 24, 2020

Metlakatla Indian Community is suing Gov. Mike Dunleavy and senior state officials over fishing rights. The state’s sole Native reservation says the commercial fishing permit system unfairly prevents local fishermen from harvesting on their traditional fishing grounds — a right that Metlakatla says is guaranteed to the Tribe by Congress.

14/7/28 KNBA News - Allakaket residents oppose a 200-mile road to Northwest Alaska

By Joaqlin Estus • Jul 27, 2014

Residents of Allakaket oppose a road that would span from the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska over concerns about its impacts to already depleted hunting and fishing populations. A mining company estimates there are hundreds of millions of tons of copper, zinc, and lead in the Ambler Mining District.