Native leaders call for federal involvement on transboundary mining

The Tulsequah Chief Mine is on the banks of its namesake river, which flows into the Taku River , which enters an ocean inlet about 25 miles northeast of Juneau. (Photo by Joe Hitselberger/ADF&G)
A group of Alaska Native leaders said the Alaska congressional delegation’s Sept. 8 letter to the U.S. State Department on transboundary mining is not enough.
A union of 15 federally recognized Alaska tribes called the United Tribal Transboundary Mining Group said the International Joint