“Our tribal citizens will have to decide between fuel and food,” AFN President Ben Mallott told a U.S. Senate panel.
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Alaska Federation of Natives convention highlights typhoon response and Indigenous cultures
Speaker after speaker at last week’s convention referenced the storm.
Advocates seize AFN convention as opportunity to rally the Native vote
The campaign to boost Alaska Native turnout was in high gear at the annual gathering of the Alaska Federation of Natives.
Alaska Federation of Natives endorses Peltola, opposes ranked choice repeal
Delegates from tribes, nonprofit tribal organizations and regional and village Native corporations passed 18 resolutions ranging from a call for Congress to recognize Native rights to subsistence hunting to support for the state prioritizing public education funding.
Alaska Federation of Natives annual photo contest captures the spirit of the convention
Feel a little pity for those who had to judge the annual Alaska Federation of Natives photo contest. They had a tough job to pick a winner out of more than a hundred images of very cute kids.
Bigger than ever, AFN arts market showcases ‘microcosm of Alaska’
Each year, Indigenous artisans converge for three days during the convention to sell carvings, kuspuks, fur-lined hats and all manner of jewelry.
‘You don’t want a young puppy’: Young shores up support with Alaska Federation of Natives
As AFN got underway Monday, Don Young announced that Inupiaq business executive Tara Sweeney is one of his campaign co-chairs.
Alaska Federation of Natives stays mum about progress on climate change task force
The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention came to a close Friday with little discussion about how to respond to climate change.
Alaska Federation of Natives convention will go virtual for 2020
“It was a really tough decision — but the health and safety of our delegates, participants and attendees comes first,” AFN president Julie Kitka said in a statement.
Longstanding tensions underlie Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s withdrawal from AFN
Long before it announced its withdrawal from AFN, there were signs of a schism between ASRC and the most influential Native advocacy group.