Arts & Culture

Oct 21 2019
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Cook Inlet Region, Inc. President and CEO Sophie Minich speaks about why the Alaska Native corporation supports the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Fairbanks on Oct. 18, 2019. (Photo by Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media)

Recall comes to the fore of AFN convention in Fairbanks

By | 2 Alaska, A News, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Business, Economy, Government, Politics, State Government

On stage at AFN, the president and CEO of Cook Inlet Region Inc. pointed to the governor’s “violation of separation of powers” and the impacts of state budget cuts as reasons the Alaska Native corporation supports the recall effort.

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Oct 17 2019
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Alaska Native organizer and activist Samuel Johns protests during a speech by Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the 2019 Alaska Federation of Natives Conference at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

Protest, policy critiques punctuate first day of Fairbanks AFN

By | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Politics, State Government

Other notable elements of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention included talk about missing and murdered indigenous women, rural public safety issues, and the keynote speech by Iditarod winner Pete Kaiser

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