U.S. Census Bureau’s plan to end count early will harm Alaska Natives, AFN says
Alaska, as a whole, has the lowest response rate in the country.
AFN
Dunleavy promised to fund VPSO recruits, but his administration is undermining recruitment: Report
It’s easy to promise to fund VPSO recruits if there aren’t any.
Driven by youth, AFN declares climate change state of emergency
The organization approved a resolution that reinstates a climate change task force, rejecting language that would have outlined protections for non-renewable resource development.
Dunleavy strikes unconvincing conciliatory tone as he’s met with protests at AFN
The Republican governor was met with several forms of protest when he took the stage at the state’s largest annual gathering of Alaska Natives.
Gov. Walker to AFN: ‘I apologize to you, Alaska’s first people, for the wrongs that you have endured.’
ANCHORAGE—Alaska’s independent Gov. Bill Walker closed his annual remarks to the annual convention of the Alaska Federation of Natives with a heartfelt apology to Alaska…