Speaking at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie ticked off improvements his agency is working on in Alaska.
A couple that gave away millions, a trailbreaking airwoman, a longtime trooper. They and others won AFN awards.
The Alaska Federation of Natives, as its convention came to a close Saturday, passed resolutions calling for stronger laws.
Walker apologized to Alaska Natives for broad historical injustices against them. He also acknowledged this might be his last formal address to the convention as governor.
Convention-goers can get free legal help on Friday at the Elizabeth Peratrovich legal clinic at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention.
Carl Marrs, the former chief executive of CIRI, won the 2018 Citizen of the Year Award. Three people won awards for efforts supporting Alaska Native women and children.
The state's largest Native organization is focused on reducing high rates of sexual assault against Alaska Native women, including seeking a review of the justice system's treatment of victims.
The organization and its convention were rooted in politics during the first year in 1966. That hasn't changed, though it's grown to become a giant spectacle showcasing the Alaska Native culture.
The statewide event joins older generations who fought for civil rights and built today’s Native institutions with young people still struggling against social woes including high rates of suicide and sexual assault.
The conference's keynote speakers are a 92-year-old who fought for social justice on the North Slope, and a 20-year-old Athabascan who's already second chief of his village.
Jahna Lindemuth says there’s no doubt that Alaska’s 229 tribes have governmental powers over a range of matters that directly affect their people.
The oldest elder living on the North Slope, a highly recognized artist, and a health care leader who started out cleaning hospital floors were among those honored at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention.
The agreement formalized Thursday in Anchorage on the opening day of the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention allows expanded tribal authority.
Quyana Alaska are set for Thursday and Friday nights as part of the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center.
