Keynote speaker Rosita Worl urged young Alaska Natives to continue their Elders’ efforts to protect subsistence and land rights, foster economic opportunities and preserve the environment.
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Murkowski on war-driven energy prices: ‘It is wrong.’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s votes on the war put her at odds with Sen. Dan Sullivan. He’s in tough reelection fight and has Murkowski’s endorsement.
Alaska Federation of Natives convention celebrates 60th anniversary this week
The Elders & Youth Conference started Sunday and ends Wednesday. The AFN convention is from Thursday to Saturday.
AFN rallies against Safari Club International federal subsistence management proposals
The Alaska Federation of Natives has launched an aggressive campaign to fight the Safari Club International’s effort to weaken the influence of the federal government on subsistence management in Alaska and restore state authority over its regulation. AFN says only the federal government can defend Alaska’s rural priority for subsistence, and the Safari Club proposal threatens those protections.
From food to financing, Alaska Native organizations feel the shutdown’s pinch
“Our tribal citizens will have to decide between fuel and food,” AFN President Ben Mallott told a U.S. Senate panel.
Alaska Federation of Natives convention highlights typhoon response and Indigenous cultures
Speaker after speaker at last week’s convention referenced the storm.