Three Alaska Tribes have joined federal lawsuit against the Treasury over $8B in Tribal funding

Akiak Native Community and two other Alaska Native Tribes joined in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Treasury over $8 billion in Tribal coronavirus relief funds in the CARES Act. The lawsuit objects to the eligibility of Alaska Native corporations for the Tribally allocated funding. (Photo by Greg Kim/KYUK)

Akiak Native Community joined five other Tribal governments and filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over funding in the CARES Act. The federal lawsuit seeks to prevent Alaska Native corporations from taking part in the $8 billion coronavirus relief fund – specifically allocated for Tribes. (Read more at knba.org)