The Anchorage Press, OCTOBER 21 – OCTOBER 27, 2021 The Alaska Institute for Justice’s inaugural program, the Alaska Immigration Justice Project, began in 2005 as a response to a pressing need for legal representation for immigrants in the state. And although AIJ’s...
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Kotlik, an Alaska Native community in southwestern Alaska, works in partnership with AIJ to monitor the erosion and other weather events that present an increasingly severe risk to the community as the climate changes. The homes and infrastructure in Kotlik are...
Supporting Resilient Coastal Communities and Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Understanding Climate-Related Human Health Risks Within the Coastal Environment A rapidly changing climate in the Arctic is dramatically impacting the health and well-being of Alaska Native...
Prepared on behalf of the Native Village of Kwigillingok Kwigillingok (Kuigilnguq), Alaska, is imminently threatened by flooding and erosion. Flooding occurs annually in Kwigillingok as a result of storm surge, ice jams, ice override (called venuq), and other factors....
Honoring the Earth and Human Rights in a climate-altered world. Article by Robin Bronen, N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change, Vol 45. April 21, 2021. Read the article: ABSTRACTPopulation displacement presents one of the most complex governancechallenges created...
Permafrost PathwaysStrategyOur PeoplePartnersPermafrost Pathways A critical window of opportunity.STRATEGY A critical window of opportunity.Carbon monitoring and modeling have created large uncertainties in estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost thaw....
ServicesHuman TraffickingDomestic ViolencePro Bono Asylum Project ResourcesImmigrant power and control wheelImmigration law is a technical and complicated area of law. The following information should not be used to determine whether you are eligible for a U or T...
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ServicesHuman TraffickingDomestic ViolencePro Bono Asylum Project ResourcesImmigrant power and control wheelImmigration law is a technical and complicated area of law. The following information should not be used to determine whether you are eligible for a U or T...
The six-year effort by climate scientists and policy experts aims to fill gaps in knowledge about planet-warming emissions and help affected communities in Alaska.By Henry Fountain April 11, 2022 Climate scientists, policy experts and environmental justice advocates...
Know Your Rights: Discrimination Against Immigrants and Muslims This American Civil Liberties Union page includes easy-to-use resources, such as videos and printable cards in several languages, to address the following: What to do when faced with anti-Muslim...
Decolonizing Research Panel: June 22,2021 Annauk Denise Olin is a recent graduate of the MIT Indigenous Language Initiative program where she received an M.S. in Linguistics. Robin Bronen, executive director, Alaska Institute for Justice Eva Dawn Burk is a Denaakk’e...
In the present thematic report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, examines internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate change. She analyses the impacts of this type...