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Additional Resources

Alaska Specific Resources

Legal Services for Tribes and Tribal Members

How to Find and Use Tribal Courts

Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC)

  • A nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to Alaskans who are facing critical civil legal issues ranging from consumer law, family law, housing problems, public benefits, healthcare, Alaska Native law, and other areas specific to veterans or the elderly.

Alaska Tribal Court Directory (2022)

Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC)

  • The Alaska Native Justice Center promotes justice through culturally based advocacy, prevention, and intervention services to restore dignity, respect, and humanity to all Alaska Native people.

Native Non-Profit Organizations By Region

  • Ahtna
    • Copper River Native Association: (907) 822-5241
  • Aleut
    • Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association: (907) 276-2700
  • Arctic Slope
    • Arctic Slope Native Association: (907) 852-2762
  • Bering Straits
    • Kawerak, Inc.: (907) 443-5231
  • Bristol Bay
    • Bristol Bay Native Association: (907) 842-5257
  • Chugach
    • Chuachmiut: (907) 562-4155
  • Cook Inlet
    • Cook Inlet Tribal Council: (907) 793-3600
  • Interior
    • Tanana Chiefs Conference: (907) 452-8251
  • Kodiak
    • Kodiak Area Native Association: (907) 486-9800
  • Northwest
    • Maniilaq Association: (907) 442-7655
  • Southeast
    • Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska: (907) 586-1432
  • Yukon Kuskokwim Delta
    • Association of Village Council Presidents: (907) 543-7300
Resources for Parents

Guides for Parents to Call Into Court While Incarcerated:

Anchorage, Anvil Mountain, Fairbanks, Goose Creek, Hiland Mountain, Ketchikan, Lemon Creek, Mat-Su, Palmer, Point Mackenzie, Spring, Wildwood, Yukon-Kuskokwim

Alaska State Resources

Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Cultural Adoption page

Alaska Court System Justice for All Project

  • State action plan to expand justice for all (Alaska Court System)
Reading on Alaska Native Law in Alaska

Advancing Tribal Court Criminal Jurisdiction in Alaska

Rural Governance Commission Report: “Rural Governance Remains Unfinished in Alaska”

Alaska Natives and American Laws (David Case & David Voluck)

National Resources

Tribal Court Grants

U.S. Department of Justice Tribal Court Grants page

NARF and Other National Native Associations
  • Native American Rights Fund (NARF) & the Indian Law Library
    • NARF is a non-profit law firm dedicated to serving Native American and Alaska Native Tribes.

NICWA (National Indian Child Welfare Association)

Tribal Law & Policy Institute

  • A Native American operated non profit dedicated to providing free publication resources, comprehensive training, and technical assistance for Native nations and tribal justice systems.

Tribal Access to Justice Innovation

  • A resource to help tribal justice practitioners learn about emerging and promising justice-related programs in Indian Country.

Tribal Justice & Safety at the Department of Justice

  • Tribal Justice and Safety Grant Information (CTAS)
Native Law News Sources

Turtle Talk 

  • Indigenous Law and Policy Center Blog, Michigan State University College of Law

Alaskatribes.org has been prepared for general information purposes only. The information on Alaskatribes.org is not legal advice. Legal advice is dependent upon the specific circumstances of each situation. Also, the law may vary from state to state, so that some information on this web site may not be correct for your jurisdiction. Finally, the information contained on Alaskatribes.org is not guaranteed to be up to date. Therefore, the information contained in this web site cannot replace the advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state.

This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-AL-BX-0001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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