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Interviews by Julia O'Malley | Photography by Marc Lester | Flash graphic by Brian Stone / Anchorage Daily News
Thousands of Alaska Native young people and elders from across the state filled the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center Monday and Tuesday for the First Alaskans Elders & Youth Conference. It precedes the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, which gets underway Thursday. We talked to a sampling of teenagers Tuesday about the conference, their futures, and how they feel about village life.