Three Alaska Native tribes have filed a lawsuit to overturn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit granted to a company seeking to dredge for gold in a sensitive wetland area near Nome. The tribes, ...

Alaska regulators have rejected a permit application for a controversial gold-dredging project near Nome after determining that the plan is riddled with deficiencies and would put the public interest ...

A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near Nome. Kawerak, a nonprofit that serves some 20 Iñupiaq and Yup’ik tribes in the Bering ...

Join me on an unforgettable gold digging adventure in Alaska, exploring the historic sites of Ketchikan, Skagway, and Juneau. We uncover treasures from the gold rush era of the mid-1800s and ...

Subsistence cabins are seen on Sept. 30, 2020, on the horizon on the other side of Safety Sound near Nome. The sound is an important area for gathering wild foods important to Native traditions. A ...

The sun dips over Safety Sound, near Nome. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal) A western Alaska tribal consortium has appealed a key permit for a proposed gold dredging project in waters near ...