Category Archives: Building a Tlingit Nation

Tribal Nations without States

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Vince

Indigenous Anarchism. Among the Indians there have been no written laws. Customs handed down from generation to generation have been the only laws to guide them. Every one might act different from what was considered right did he choose to … Continue reading →

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Visiting at.óowu at the Portland Art Museum

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Vince

In March I visited the Portland Art Museum along with some clan relatives and Aandeyein to view and handle Naanyaa.aayí at.óowu, Teikhweidi at.óowu and Raven (probaly Kiks.ádi) at.óowu dating back to the 1800’s. NAGPRA claims are in process or planned … Continue reading →

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Free Lingít Aaní!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Vince

Today is Free Nations Day. Free Nations Day is an opportunity to reclaim the idea that nations are voluntary groupings of free individuals, not externally imposed political borders or states. Both geographic localities and identities that transcend space are legitimate … Continue reading →

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Kanaka Maoli to Feds: ‘Get Out of Our House! Go Home!’

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Vince

Decolonial monarchism! This jives well with Bioregionalism and indigenous clan/band/village level sovereignty. A fellow Tlingit commented that “sovereignty should not be defined at the whim of U.S. congressional mood swings.” I agree entirely but would add that the US would … Continue reading →

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Southeast Alaskan Tribes Come Together for Clean Water in Transboundary Rivers

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Vince

SEACC.org Eleven of Southeast Alaska’s 19 federally recognized Tribes met in Craig, Prince of Wales at the Craig Tribal House in late March to join together in protecting their way of life from the impacts of transboundary mining projects underway … Continue reading →

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Alternative Sovereignties Conference

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Vince

I am presenting at the Alternative Sovereignties Conference at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Friday, May 9 – Erb Memorial Union 8:30 AM-10:00 AM Contesting Absence, Creating Presence – Maple Room Linda Fuller, “Indigenous Resistances: Modes, Visions, and Accomplishments” … Continue reading →

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More Than Just a Sealaska Shareholder

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Vince

Sit News by Frank Hopper June 03, 2013 Monday I was born in Juneau, although I have no memory of ever living there. My family moved to Seattle when I was only two. My Caucasian father never explained why, except … Continue reading →

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Canoes leave Douglas for Wrangell

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Vince

Wish I could make it to Wrangell for this. By MARK D. MILLER JUNEAU EMPIRE Twenty people left Douglas early Wednesday afternoon aboard two canoes headed to Wrangell for the rededication of the Chief Shakes Tribal House, an historic clan … Continue reading →

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Walking in Two Worlds: Tribes and Timber in Alaska’s Tongass Forest

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Vince
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More on Clans and Tribal Law

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Vince

A while back I wrote an article on Tribal Law and how it actually functioned and could function again. Well… it turns out that Tribal Law is in use everyday, in your community, right now. That is, most conflicts between … Continue reading →

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