Alaska Native Affairs | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Alaska Native peoples have lived from, with, and as a part of the environment since time immemorial. We partner with Tribes, Alaska Native Organizations, and Alaska Native Corporations on countless ongoing, long-standing relationships across Alaska, as well as formal financial and non-monetary agreements. Together with Alaska Native peoples, we collaborate, live with, live from, learn from, and enjoy this place we call home.

Alaska Native Relations Policy

Alaska Native peoples have lived from, with and as a part of the environment since time immemorial, and as such, have a direct connection to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mission. We are in the process of developing a new chapter to supplement the national Native American Policy which will be tailored to the uniqueness of Alaska.

Final Report: Indigenous Engagement with the Alexander Archipelago Wolf: Cultural Context and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Final Report

Interim Report: Indigenous Engagement with the Alexander Archipelago Wolf: An Applied Study of Culture and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Read the Service's DRAFT Alaska Native Relations Policy

Frequently Asked Questions on the Draft Alaska Native Relations Policy

Federally Recognized Tribes in Alaska Map

State of Alaska joins Service in Formal Apology for Harmful Impacts of Past Bird Harvest Prohibitions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game formally apologized to Alaska Native peoples on Thursday, September 13, 2018. The apology recognizes hardships Alaska Native families experienced from implementation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in the 1960s and 1970s. "This moment...can bring healing, and healing is what needs to happen for Natives throughout the State," said Gayla Hoseth, AMBCC Native Caucus Co-Chair and Bristol Bay Regional Advisory Committee Representative. Council members honored many Alaska Native leaders who worked to change the Act during the ceremony. The apology was presented to the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council at their fall meeting by former Alaska Regional Director Greg Siekaniec and Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Sam Cotten.

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Indigenous Engagement with the Alexander Archipelago Wolf: Cultural Context and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Final Report

Final Report

Submitted to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service by Sealaska Heritage InstituteCooperative Agreement Number F22AC00887December 31, 2023

The Service’s Species Status Assessment in response to a petition to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf under the ESA couldn’t...

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Dec 31, 2023

Indigenous Engagement with the Alexander Archipelago Wolf: An Applied Study of Culture and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Interim Report

Interim Report Published with the Species Status AssessmentSubmitted to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service by Sealaska Heritage InstituteCooperative Agreement Number F22AC00887August 15, 2022

NOTE:The interim report is appended to the final Species Status Assessment for the...

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Aug 22, 2023

Jeffrey J. Brooks

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Identification of National Wildlife Refuge System Lands in Alaska That Should Be Made Available for Allotment Selection by Eligible Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans.pdf

Report to Congress: Identification of National Wildlife Refuge System Lands in Alaska That Should Be Made Available for Allotment Selection by Eligible Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans

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