The Walker-Mallott administration has nominated Tlingit civil rights leader Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich to be on the new $10 bill. The U.S. Treasury is collecting nominations of women who were champions for democracy to put on the redesigned note. The governor and lieutenant governor say Peratrovich fits the description well. Walker Press Secretary Katie Marquette says…
"Alaska Native Sisterhood"
How the Alaska Native Brotherhood changed Alaska history
The recently published book explores an often overlooked chapter in Alaska’s story.
Juneau schools to replace controversial texts with local history
Superintendent Mark Miller urges community to come together “to document and tell your truth.”
Decision due soon on ‘distorted’ school texts depicting Native tragedies
Teacher Shgen George says the texts are condescending and trivialize the true experiences of Native people.
Theft case dropped against former Sealaska executive
Bob Loescher was accused of theft for use of funds devoted to Southeast subsistence rights
Petersburg to host Grand Camp
One of the largest gatherings of Alaska Natives in Southeast Alaska is happening next week in Petersburg.
Dr. Walter Soboleff Day bill signed into law
About 100 of the late Tlingit elder’s family and friends gathered at Juneau’s Marine Park for the bill signing ceremony on Wednesday
Walter Soboleff: “He fed the spirit of people from many walks of life”
The House State Affairs Committee heard heartfelt testimony Thursday on legislation to establish Walter Soboleff Day in Alaska.
Mallott gives keynote speech at Elizabeth Peratrovich Day event
Democratic candidate for governor, Byron Mallott, headlined a ceremony honoring the Alaska Native civil rights hero on Sunday.
Alaskans celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
Alaskans marked Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on Saturday, in honor of the Tlingit woman whose testimony to the territorial legislature helped pass an Anti-Discrimination Act in 1945. A small crowd gathered at the Alaska State Museum in Juneau to hear a talk from Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, a board member of Sealaska Native Corporation and the Douglas Indian…