Former Central Council leader receives honorary doctorate

Ed Thomas received an honorary doctorate of laws Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Sealaska)
Ed Thomas received an honorary doctorate of laws Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Sealaska)

Tribal leader Ed Thomas received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Alaska Southeast on Sunday. Thomas is a director at Sealaska and former president of Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.

He accepted the honorary degree at UAS’s graduation and gave the commencement address.

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