The bill would add about 251 acres of state land, including the cemetery, to Funter Bay State Marine Park. It heads to the state Senate next.
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Unangax̂ cemetery at former WWII internment camp may be added to Funter Bay park
Alaska lawmakers are considering expanding a state park to include historic graves of Unangax̂ people who died in a World War II internment camp.
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
Remembering the internment of 83 Alaska Natives during WWII
More than 70 years have passed since the U.S. government forced the people of Atka from their homes to an internment camp on Killisnoo Island in Southeast Alaska.
House passes Soboleff Day as Native languages bill draws critics
Two bills dealing with Alaska Native issues got different receptions from members of the Legislature on Thursday.