Success Stories
Gathering Strength: The September 2025 AK ITWG Meeting
October 15, 2025
On September 22-23, 2025, the Alaska Inter-Tribal Technical Assistance Working Group (AK ITWG) gathered for its latest meeting, marking another milestone in the growing movement ...
Strengthening Tribal Justice: Alaska ITWG Brings Together Record Number of Tribes
November 18, 2024
In October 2024, the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) hosted its second Inter-Tribal Technical Assistance Working Group (ITWG) meeting welcoming 36 Alaska Tribes to Anchorage. ...
Voices for Justice: “Advocacy Behind the Scenes”
November 11, 2024
Through its tribal justice work, ANJC helps work to ensure that tribes involved with ICWA cases achieve best-case scenarios for tribal children
Up Close with the Issues Facing Alaskans
October 28, 2024
Clerking at a nonprofit rather than in a law office allowed Cillian McDonagh to gain an alternate view of the issues concerning Alaska Native people
Voices for Justice: Beyond Barriers
October 21, 2024
Determined to become an addiction counselor, Maggie Fairbanks faced a significant hurdle: her criminal record. Enter the Alaska Native Justice Center and its employment-based variance ...
Deep-dive into Native Law
April 17, 2024
With its unique legal landscape, Alaska is the perfect place for law students and new lawyers to grow their knowledge and ability
Advocating for Himself and Others
December 21, 2023
“I encourage others to ask, if you can; advocate for opportunities to become a better lawyer." ANJC's law clerkship provided a way for Geoffrey Bacon ...
Lifting a Burden
December 12, 2023
ICWA
Bethel caseworkers Gertrude Peter and Andrew Steven handled roughly 70 to 80 CINA cases this fall; their calendars can often be booked with back-to-back hearings. ...