Joaqlin Estus

Joaqlin Estus is a longtime journalist based in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Human Rights

Judge Orders DOI to Move on Rule for Tribes Reapplying for Federal Recognition

A judge set a deadline for the Department of Interior to make changes to a ban on reapplying for federal recognition.

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; ICT

August 2, 2023

News

Racial Justice

States Take Tax Revenue Vital for Funding Tribal Services

State and local governments often tax economic activity on tribal land, reducing what tribes can collect for themselves.

By: Maya Srikrishnan ,; Shannon Shaw Duty ,; Joaqlin Estus ,; CenterforPublicIntegrity

December 26, 2022

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Politics & Elections

State of Alaska Recognizes 229 Tribes in Historic Bill

The state has had a long, hostile relationship with tribal governments that provide many essential services to Alaskans.

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; IndianCountryToday

July 31, 2022

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Environment & Health

Biden Administration Sues Alaska Over Opening of Fishing Areas Amid Shortages

The federal government said it filed the suit to protect local rural populations who fish for subsistence.

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; IndianCountryToday

May 28, 2022

News

Environment & Health

Alaska Tribes Are Fighting Back Against Plans to Open Colossal Gold Mine

Two Alaska Native corporations are working to develop what would be one of the world’s largest gold mines.

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; IndianCountryToday

January 23, 2022

News

Politics & Elections

State Legislatures Are Silencing Native Voices Through Redistricting

Discrimination lawsuits are piling up in states that have approved final district maps.

By: Carina Dominguez ,; Joaqlin Estus ,; Chris Aadland ,; Mark Trahant ,; IndianCountryToday

January 15, 2022

News Analysis

Environment & Health

Growing Number of Indigenous People in US Are Becoming Climate Migrants

Climate change is forcing tribal citizens to choose between staying on ancestral lands or moving to protect themselves.

By: Dianna Hunt ,; Joaqlin Estus ,; Richard Arlin Walker ,; IndianCountryToday

October 31, 2021

Environment & Health

Trump’s Forest Service Issues Plan to Open Largest US National Forest to Logging

Alaskan tribes said, "[F]ull exemption for development activities would forever harm our homelands."

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; IndianCountryToday

September 26, 2020

News

Politics & Elections

Native American Voters Face Significant Barriers to Mail-In Voting in 2020

While voting by mail is critical, it's not a viable option for some Native American communities.

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; IndianCountryToday

September 12, 2020

News

Human Rights

Proposed Alaska Legislation Would Recognize Existence of Tribes

Alaska has 229 federally recognized tribes. A bill in the state legislature would obligate Alaska to recognize them too.

By: Joaqlin Estus ,; IndianCountryToday

February 16, 2020

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