Joe Nelson was nominated by the Southeast regional Native corporation at the AFN convention Thursday.
Alaska Native Government & Policy
Listen: Tlingit translation of ‘Moment in AFN History’ Part 1
The Alaska Federation of Natives was formed to deal with Native lands being taken.
50th AFN convention begins today in Fairbanks
The three-day convention in Fairbanks will open with a healing ceremony from the Alaska Suicide Prevention Council.
Central Council endorses Murkowski for U.S. Senate
The incumbent senator chairs a subcommittee that funds the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service and serves on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Alaska’s largest Native organization endorses Clinton for president
Some board members abstained from voting on the Clinton endorsement, as did some in 2014.
Group working to bring remains of 15 Alaska Natives home from Carlisle
Bob Sam of Sitka has been helping repatriate human remains for 30 years. He says the Army wants to the Carlisle school’s repatriation completed in less than a year, and they’re going to foot the bill.