STA Archives

Sitka Tribe of Alaska announces new wave of COVID relief funding for Tribal Citizens

by Katherine Rose, Erin Fulton | Jan 22, 2024 | Local News, The Morning Interview

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska is kicking off a new COVID relief program. STA Tribal Council Chairman Woody Widmark and Outreach caseworker Jean Swanson joined KCAW's Erin Fulton to announce that all Tribal Citizens will qualify for a one-time $1000 payment this spring. Read More

State’s high court rules against Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s herring claim

by Katherine Rose | Jan 3, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

After over a year of consideration, the Alaska Supreme Court has sided with the state in a lawsuit over the management of the Sac Roe Herring fishery in Sitka. The five-justice panel upheld a 2021 ruling by a Superior Court judge who denied a claim by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska that Department of Fish & Game managers had violated the state constitution. Read More

Tribal housing needs survey open until November 21

by KCAW News | Nov 13, 2023 | The Morning Interview

The Baranof Island Housing Authority and Sitka Tribe of Alaska are partnering to assess tribal housing needs in Sitka with a community survey. Leah Mason and Cliff Richter of BIHA joined KCAW for the morning interview to discuss the survey, which closes on November 21. Listen to their conversation here: Read More

BIHA, STA to assess housing needs in Sitka

by KCAW News | Oct 16, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

The Baranof Island Housing Authority and Sitka Tribe of Alaska are partnering to assess tribal housing needs in Sitka with a community survey. Read More

Watch Live: Alaska Supreme Court to hear appeal on 2021 herring ruling

by KCAW News | Dec 13, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

On Wednesday, December 14 at 9 a.m. the Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments appealing a 2021 decision in the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's suit against the Alaska Department of Fish and Game over management of the Sitka Sound Sac Roe herring fishery. Watch the proceedings live here: Read More