Alaska Federation of Natives 2016

Alaska Federation of Natives AFN Convention — Oct. 20-22, 2016 Fairbanks Carlson Center

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Convention schedule........................................2 Top issues for AFN today.................................4 Arts show...............................................................6 Resolution process.............................................8 Quyana performances................................... 10 Convention food offerings........................... 11 History of the AFN........................................... 12 AFN awards........................................................ 13 Welcome potlatch........................................... 14 Elders and Youth Conference...................... 15

2016 CONVENTION SCHEDULE Thursday, Oct. 20 Morning session 7:45 a.m. Opening Healing Ceremony: Alaska Suicide Prevention Council 8:15 a.m. Cultural performance: Minto Dancers 8:45 a.m. Call to order: AFN co-chairs Ana Hoffman and Jerry Isaac Invocation: Poldine Carlo, Elder 8:50 a.m. Posting of Colors Honor Guard Entrance march of Alaska Native veterans and service members 9 a.m. Welcome from First Traditional Chief Don Honea; Victor Joseph, president and chairman, Tanana Chiefs Conference; Aaron Schutt, president and CEO, Doyon Limited 9:10 a.m. Welcome remarks by local mayors 9:25 a.m. AFN President’s report, Julie Kitka Presentation of the Citizen of the Year award Presentation of the Denali Award 9:45 a.m. Governor’s address:

Gov. Bill Walker 10:05 a.m. Special guest speaker: Ambassador Mark Brzezinski, executive director Arctic Executive Steering Committee, White House 10:25 a.m. Special guest speaker: Tracy Goodluck, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, White House 10:40 a.m. Keynote address: Emil Notti, distinguished Native leader; Megan Al va n n a Stimpfle, emerging Native Leader Notti 11:30 a.m.

Special guest speaker: Lt. Gov Byron Mallott 11:45 a.m. Recognition of early supporters of AFN and the Alaska Native Alvanap e o p l e s i n Stimpfle pursuit of land claims.

11:55 a.m. Special announcement: Susie Silook, Native artist

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Nunagiaq, of Wainwright, opens the afternoon session of the 2013 AFN Convention on Oct. 24, 2013, at the Carlson Center.

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Native phrases 101.......................................... 16 Alaska Native peoples................................... 16 AFN member communities......................... 17 Convention in pictures............................20-21

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12 p.m. Recess for lunch

Afternoon session 1 p.m. Call to order 1:05 p.m. Preliminary credentials report.

1:10 p.m. 2016-2018 AFN Co-chair nominations 1:15 p.m. Special recognition of the passage of House Bill 200.

This special recognition honors the state lawmakers and Walker administration officials who worked to pass HB200, Adoption of a Child in State Custody.

1:20 p.m. Elders and Youth Conference report 1:50 p.m. Special guest speaker: Jim Johnsen, president, University of Alaska. Special presentation by UAF Alumni Association 2:15 p.m. “Rethinking Indigenous Education: Our Responsibility to Future Generations.” Discussion on the transformation of educational institutions and programs to help ensure a strong future for Alaska Native peoples and communities. Moderator: Evon Peter, UAF vice chancellor 3:15 p.m. Special guest speaker:

Mayor Audrey Hudson of Metlakatla 3:25 p.m. AFN Subsistence Committee report 3:35 p.m. Special guest speakers: Interior Department Deputy Secretary Mike Connor, Assistant Secretary Larry Roberts of the Bureau of Indian Affair 4 p.m. Special guest speaker: Jacqueline Pata, executive director, National Congress of American Indians 4:15 p.m. Special update on land into trust. Panel discussion. Moderator: Chris McNeil 5:30 p.m. Recess for the day 7 p.m. Quyana I performances

Friday, Oct. 21 Morning session 8:30 a.m. Cultural performance: Imam Caiani Agnguartet, Port Lions 9 a.m. Call to Order Invocation: Eleanor Dementi 9:05 a.m. Special guest speaker: Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz 9:10 a.m. Alaska Criminal justice

reform and implementation.

Panel discussion on Senate Bill 91. Moderator: Greg Razo 10 a.m. Candidate speeches for AFN co-chair 10:10 a.m. BIA and HHS Tribal Advisory Council report 10:20 a.m. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski 10:40 a.m. Council for The Advancement of Alaska Natives. Alaska Native nonprofit organizations and tribal consortiums are innovation leaders in programs that see real success in improving the lives of their beneficiaries.

11:40 a.m. Special guest speaker: Energy Department Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall.

12 p.m. Recess for lunch

Afternoon session

1 p.m. Call to order Announcements 1:05 p.m. Final credentials report 1:10 p.m. Special guest: Kevin Gover, director, National Museum of the American Indian SCHEDULE » 3

SCHEDULE

Continued from 2 1:25 p.m. Remembering Maj. Gen. John Qipqina Schaeffer 1:30 p.m. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan 1:50 p.m. Rep. Bryce Edgmon, chair, Alaska Legislative Bush Caucus 2:05 p.m. Sovereignty and Safety for Alaska Native Women and Families 2:15 p.m. Special guest: Okalik Eegeesiak, chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council 2:35 p.m. Alaska VPSO presentation: Jodi Potts, Tanana Chiefs Conference 2:45 p.m. The People and the Land: AFN’s land claims foundation, a history based on photos and stories from the Tundra Times newspaper. Narration

by A.J. McClanahan, former editor/ reporter of the Tundra Times, and Willie Hensley, former AFN president.

3:00 p.m. Get Out the Native Vote, culture in voting

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ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES CONVENTION 3:30 p.m. Judicial retention 2016 AFN candidates forum: U.S. Senate: Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Margaret Stock, Joe Miller, and Ray Metcalfe U.S. House: Rep. Don Young and Steve Lindbeck 5:30 p.m. Recess for the day 7 p.m. Quyana II performances

Saturday, Oct. 22 Morning session

8:30 a.m. Cultural performance: Qikiqtagruk Northern Lights Dancers, Kotzebue 9:00 Call to order Invocation: Nick Jackson 9:05 Special guest speaker: Admiral (Ret.) Tom Barrett, president, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. 9:15 Special guest speaker: Cynthia Berns, vice president of administration, Old Harbor Native Corp.

9:25 U.S. Rep. Don Young 9:40 Consideration of the 2016 Convention Resolutions Debate and Voting on Resolu-

A full audience listens to the keynote address being given by Nelson Angapak during the opening day of the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention on Oct. 24, 2013, at the Carlson Center. ERIC ENGMAN/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO tions 12 p.m. Recess for lunch

Afternoon session

1:30 p.m. Call to Order Announcements 1:35 p.m. Presbyterian Church Apology to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 1:40 p.m. Alaska Army National

Guard Presentation: Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel 1:55 p.m. Alaska Native Veterans Update: George Bennett, chairman of the Alaska Native Veterans Council 2:05 p.m. AFN co-chair election 2:20 p.m. Announcement of election results for co-chair 2016-2017 AFN village board members

2:25 p.m. AFN President ’s Awards Ceremony 3:35 p.m. Closing Remarks: 50 Years of Integrity, Pride in Heritage, Progress. AFN’s priorities and unfinished business, Julie Kitka, AFN president 3:45 p.m. Benediction: Nelson Angapak Sr. Convention adjournment 6:30 p.m. Banquet doors open

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Lands into trust, education are key issues in 2016

By Matt Buxton MBUXTON@NEWSMINER.COM

The year since the last Alaska Federation of Natives conference has seen the passage of criminal justice reform and the finalization of policies that allow Alaska Native tribes and groups to place land into federal trust.

This year’s convention will focus on understanding how those big changes will impact Alaska Natives and how individuals and tribes can take advantage of new opportunities.

One of the biggest developments this year is the resolution of a long-running legal battle to allow tribes to place land into federal trust. A 2013 court ruling paved the way for the Interior Department to issue regulations. In August, the state dropped its opposition to lands being placed into trust.

The process allows tribes or individuals to transfer the title of their land to the federal government, giving that land

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long-standing protection for the benefit of the Alaska Native individual or tribe.

It would also, though, give the federal government more oversight on the land.

AFN Vice President Ben Mallott said it’s been an issue many members are interested in learning about.

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The convention will hold a panel on the first day that will focus on “rethinking indigenous education” so it can serve as “a tool of cultural revitalization, Indigenous self-determination, and community prosperity.”

The day before the start of the convention on Oct. 19, AFN and the National Congress of American Indians will holding a daylong conference to discuss important issues and tribal self-determination.

The convention is also an opportunity to connect with elected officials and government leaders to open a dialog about issues important to Alaska Natives.

Some of officials who are scheduled to speak at the convention include Gov. Bill Walker, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, the congressional delegation and officials from the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy and Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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year on the pretty hot topic of lands into trust,” he said. “As AFN, we’re trying to make sure that our membership and our communities are clear on what land management means and what it entails and the process.”

AFN spokesman Jeff Silverman added that the sessions are designed to give ample opportunity for members to ask questions during the panels.

The convention will also feature a panel on Senate Bill 91, the sweeping criminal justice reform bill that passed the Alaska Legislature this year.

A session on the second day will feature some of the people who worked closely on the bill and will be answering questions on the bill. Questions for the criminal justice session can be submitted through the AFN app.

Education is another key convention issue.

“One of our top priorities is strengthening our educational programs and institutions,” he said.

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T h e A l a s k a Na t i v e Customary Art Show is a renowned art showcase and one of the top attractions at the convention. This year’s show

brings together 164 Alaska Native artists from all over the state and several American Indian artists from the Lower 48 to sell a variety of items not readily available at any other time of the year.

Vendors set up inside a huge, heated canvas

pavilion connected to the Carlson Center, allowing attendees to shop in comfort without going outside. The show is open to the public, and shoppers are advised to make their purchases early before items sell out.

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ple a chance to buy artwork from Native cultures they might not be as familiar with, such as Yupik, Inupiat, Aleut, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and Copper River Athabaskan, among others, according to AFN spokesman Jeff Silverman.

Contemporary as well as traditional pieces will be offered.

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“A lot of artists are continuing to explore new approaches to their art and mixing traditions,” Silverman said.

“It’s just fantastic stuff.

It’s a great place to go for your holiday shopping.”

Some of the work available for purchase will be ivory, beadwork, ceremonial masks, visual art, wearable art, vests, fur hats and mittens, mukluks, kuspuks, baleen, clay art tiles, baskets, soaps, a wide variety of jewelry and carvings of all manner.

The show will run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, and Friday, Oct. 21, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.

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AFN committee responsible for approving convention resolutions A panel discusses how they maintain their traditional Native family values during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention on Oct. 24, 2013, at the Carlson Center. From left are Denali Whiting, Rico Worl, Maija Lukin, Sam Towarak, Annette Evans-Smith and Sven Haakanson. SAM HARREL/

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Resolutions for this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives convention will be released online on Thursday, Oct. 20, spokesman Jeff Silverman said.

The resolutions will be put to a vote of the AFN delegates on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Any delegate, Alaska Native group or member organization can submit a resolution, but it’ll be up to the AFN Resolutions Committee to decide which ones make it to the floor.

The committee will put forward resolutions that “address issues of statewide or broader significance.”

Resolutions can cover a broad range of issues. The criteria for resolutions fall into governmental advocacy, cultural preservation, econom-

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ics, land management and the promotion of programs that “instill pride and confidence in all Alaska Natives.”

They cover topics like subsistence, education, natural

resources, land, the economy, tribal issues, law, and health, safety and welfare.

Last year’s slate of approved resolutions include a handful calling for increased state

support for subsistence users, increased state and federal funding for substance abuse programs and a thanks to President Barack Obama for including rural Alaska in his

historic visit to the state.

Some of last year’s resolutions saw big developments in since they were approved, such as the release of the Fairbanks Four, the state’s dropping of its protest against the Akiachak lands-into-trust lawsuit and the Legislature’s successful passing of criminal justice reform.

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Quyana keeps dance, heritage and history alive

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Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group Imam Caniani Agnguartet Steven’s Village Dance Group Kuigpagmiut Dancers Tanana Traditional Dancers Qikiqtagruk Northern Lights Dancers Nelson Island Dancers

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The Minto Dancers perform during the first night of the Quyana Alaska event at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention on Oct. 24, 2007, at the Carlson Center. ERIC ENGMAN/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO in Yup’ik Eskimo — was designed to restore traditional dancing and ensure that the dances are passed onto today’s Native youth.

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To date, more than 200 dance groups have performed at AFN conventions. AFN takes names of groups all year that want to

dance, but because so many apply to perform and time is limited, the number of

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A cultural tradition as vast as Alaska is keeping heritage and history alive, and you can see it at the Alaska Federation of Native’s annual conference this year in Fairbanks.

It’s called Quyana, and it’s made up of two nights of drumming, dancing and singing that celebrate the Native heritage of Alaska.

Quyana is 7-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday on the floor of the Carlson Center, 2010 Second Ave., the venue playing host to this year’s AFN conference.

First introduced at the 1982 convention, Quyana — which means “thank you”

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Food trucks are new item to convention lunchtime

By Dorothy Chomicz DCHOMICZ@NEWSMINER.COM

Convention attendees can sample a variety of foods this year thanks to the addition of a food truck rally. The seven trucks will park in the lot between the Carlson Center and the Curling Club and will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 17-22.

Convention planners hit upon the food truck rally as a way to supplement and expand the eating options offered by the Carlson Center and the various fast food and sit-down restaurants on Airport Way. Almost all the vendors are based in Fairbanks.

Here’s a look at the menu offerings: • The Hungry Robot, a constant at the Tanana Valley

Farmers Market, will serve pizza, cheesesticks, lemonade and limeade.

• Betty’s Favorite Bites, which spent the summer parked at Tanana Chiefs Conference, will offer homemade soups, sandwiches and baked goods.

• G r a n d m a ’s G e n u i n e Navaho Tacos will serve up freshly made fry bread topped with honey, powdered sugar or nacho cheese. Their tacos and burgers are served on fry bread and come with a variety of toppings. Water and soda will be available.

• EmJay’s Mobile Food Vending will offer reindeer hotdogs, Polish sausage, Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, reindeer burger pita

Luke Titus, of Minto, serves moose to, from right, Amy, of Ruby; Elsie, of Rampart; Jeannie, of Bettles; and Georgianna Lincoln, of Anchorage during the Community Welcoming Potlatch on Oct. 20, 2010, at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.

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AFN convention notes 50 years of political growth The Alaska Federation of Natives convention comes to Fairbanks for its 50th anniversary convention Oct. 20-22.

This year’s theme is “50 Ye a r s : R e f l e c t , R e f r e s h , Renew.”

The first convention, held in 1966, united Alaska Natives and gave them political clout.

According to Robert Arnold’s book “Alaska Native Land Claims,” that initial convention in 1966 had representation from 17 Native associations, and 250 people attended the event. Emil Notti, who was then president of the Cook Inlet Native Association, presided over the first gathering.

During the convention, the land claims committee agreed upon key objectives, including a “land freeze” imposed on all federal lands until Native claims were resolved. Some people in attendance were surprised at the almost immediate political attention paid to the group by Alaska politicians.

Later in 1966, Interior Secretary Stewart Udall acted upon one of the new Alaska Federation of Natives’ key objectives in enacting a land freeze by stopping the transfer of lands claimed by Alaska Natives until Congress could act upon

these claims. By 1967, AFN had pushed a bill in Congress to move the settlement forward.

AFN remained focused on passing a bill to settle Native claims until a bill finally passed the Senate floor 76 to 5 in 1971. Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Native regional corporations were created, with $962.5 million appropriated to the corporations and more than 44 million acres of land.

The act was signed into law to compensate Natives for land that had been taken from them, and it cleared the way for construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

On Dec. 16, 1971, a special AFN convention was held in Anchorage with more than 600 delegates present. Over the telephone, President Richard Nixon told delegates, “I want you to be among the first to know that I have just signed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.” Since the passage of ANCSA, AFN has broadened its political agenda. According to a document on AFN’s website (nativefederation.org), the AFN has positions on more than 30 federal policy issues in 2016 in three main categories: cultural, economic, and management/leadership. AFN takes a stance on issues rang-

Stanton Katenatag, left, and Vera Oovi-Kaneshiro have the floor to themselves during a lunch break at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in October 1988 at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. MIKE MATHERS/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO ing from climate control and suicide prevention to equitable voting rights for Alaska Natives.

At the upcoming AFN convention, there will be presentations, panels, and speakers on a wide range of subjects, including rethinking indigenous education; sovereignty and safety for Alaska Native women and families; and the people and

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The 50th anniversary convention is expected to draw about 4,500 people to Fairbanks, a telling increase of participation compared to the 250 who attended the first convention in 1966.

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Awards ceremony a highlight of annual gathering An awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday. Here is a list of recent winners: 2015 Culture Bearer Michael E. Swetzof, Atka Della Keats “Healing Hands” Nora Nagaruk, MD, Nome Eileen Panigeo Maclean Education Dr. Barb “QasuGlana” Elder of the Year Suuyuk Lena Hanna, Kotzebue Health Dr. Elise Pletnikoff, Kodiak Katie John Hunter Fisher Clarence Wood, Amber Lu Young Youth Leadership Agga Chloe Naylor, Kotzebue Parents of the Year Louise & Lee Kadinger, Douglas

Public Service Andy Teuber, Kodiak Roger Lang Youth Leadership Byron Nicolai, Toksook Bay Small Business Kristi Skaflestad, Homer Dr. Walter Soboleff “Warrior of Lights” Gordon Pullar, Anchorage Hannah Paul Solomon “Woman of Courage” Carole Huntington, Galena Gin’tith (Richard Frank) Military Service Wanda Jean Solomon, Anchorage 2014 Culture Bearer Award Aaron Leggett Della Keats “Healing Hands” Award Rita Buck Dr. Walter Soboleff “War-

rior of Light” Award Frank O. Williams, Jr. Eileen Panigeo MacLean Education Award Janet Johnson Elder of the Year Award Wassillie and Lena Kapotak Gin’Tith (Richard Frank) Military Service Award Benno Harry Cleveland Glenn Godfrey Law Enforcement Award Darrell Hildebrand .

Hannah Solomon “Woman of Courage” Award Sarah Scanlan Health Award Sarah Nelson Katie John Hunter-Fisher Award Karmen Schaeffer Monigold Lu Young Youth Leadership Trinity Standifer Parents of the Year Award Ruthann and John Elia

Senior Public Service Award Alaska Sen. Donny Olson Roger Lang Youth Leadership Award Gerald Patsy Small Business Award Eleanor King

2013 Culture Bearer Award Sally Swetzof, Atka Della Keats “Healing Hands” Award Mildred Black, Shungnak Dr. Walter Soboleff “Warrior of Light” Award Vernon Stickman Sr., Tanana Eileen Panigeo MacLean Education Award Dr. Shari Huhndorf, California Elder of the Year Award Robert Marshall, Chitina Gin’Tith (Richard Frank)

Military Service Award Clifford Charlie, Minto Glenn Godfrey Law Enforcement Award Glenn Godfrey Jr. Hannah Solomon “Woman of Courage” Award Teisha Simmons, Galena Health Award Charles Akers, McGrath Katie John Hunter-Fisher Award Nick Alexia Sr., Nikolai Lu Young Youth Leadership Raissa Boskofsky, Port Lions Parents of the Year Award Nancy Cecile Barnes, Juneau Public Service Award Peter Captain, Jr., Galena Roger Lang Youth Leadership Award Kyle Demientieff-Worl Small Business Award Melvin John Kewan, Port Lions

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Welcome potlatch to honor Fairbanks Four this year

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For years Alaska’s largest Native organization has lobbied for the release of the men known as the Fairbanks Four.

This year for the first time the Fairbanks Four are all out of jail and will attend AFN’s opening potlatch in person. The event is dedicated to the release of George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent.

The four spent a combined 75 years in prison for their convictions of the 1997 murder of Fairbanks teenager John Hartman.

A legal challenge to free them culminated last October in a five-week hearing that re-examined those convictions. A December settlement with the state dismissed the convictions

and released the men from prison.

Attorneys who represented the men in October are also expected to attend the potlatch. One of the attorneys, Jahna Lindemuth, became Alaska’s attorney general in June.

AFN’s opening potlatch is always a huge event, because it involves feeding traditional foods to 3,500 convention-goers. A solicitation went out earlier this fall for donations of moose meat, berries, fish, beaver, duck and other local foods.

The potlatch takes place on the floor of the Big Dipper Ice Arena at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The event is sponsored by Tanana Chiefs Conference, the Fairbanks Native Association and Doyon, Limited.

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The Fairbanks Four, from left, Marvin Roberts, Kevin Pease, Eugene Vent and George Frese hold up four fingers, symbolizing the Fairbanks Four, in the David Salmon Tribal Hall after they were freed on Dec. 17, 2015. A Superior Court judge approved a settlement that threw out the murder convictions of the Fairbanks Four in the 1997 death of John Hartman. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO

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Above: John Schaeffer, left, greets Minnie Graywith a kiss on the cheek Oct. 22, 2007, the first day of the First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference. Left: Bessie Hausmann, second from right, motions her group’s willingness to present after a group brainstorming activity as part of a youth workshop Oct. 22, 2007.

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In the days leading up to the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention, a smaller more informal conference takes place.

The Elders and Youth Conference is a prelude to the annual convention, bringing together an estimated 200 elders and 400 youth from across Alaska to make connections and pass on traditions.

The conference runs Oct. 17-19 at the Carlson Center.

“It’s the first half of convention week,” said Dewey Hoffman, leadership development director at the First Alaskans Institute, which hosts the conference. “The focus is on the transfer and exchange of knowledge between our elders and our youth.”

A welcome gathering is planned on Oct. 16 at noon at the Morris Thompson Convention and Visitors Center. Space is limited, Hoffman said.

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Native phrases 101 People in Fairbanks might be hearing some different languages as the Elders and Youth Conference and Alaska Federation of Natives convention get under way in town.

Here are just a few phrases in the various Alaska Native languages, put together by the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, to give you a sample of the diversity among our state’s peoples.

Aleut Hello — aang Goodbye — ukudigada Thank you — qagaasakung Happy holiday — Kamgan Ukudigaa Central Yup’ik Hello (good to see you) — cama-ihi!

What’s up? — waqaa Goodbye — piura Thank you — quyana Merry Christmas — Alussistuaqegcikici How are you? — cangacit?

Siberian Yupik How are you? — natesiin?

Goodbye (I’ll see you) — esghaghlleqamken Thank you — igamsiqanaghhalek Welcome (thank you all for coming) — quyanaghhalek tagilusi Merry Christmas — Quyanaghhalek Kuusmemi Inupiaq G oodbye — tautugniaqmigikpin Thank you — quyanaq Welcome — qaimarutin Merr y Christmas — Nayaangamik piqagin Hello, how are you? — qanuq itpich?

Alutiiq Hello — cama’i Thank you — quyanaa

Haida Hello (how are you?) — sán uu dáng giidang?

Thank you — háw’aa

Tsimshian Thank you — way dankoo Tlingit Hello (how are you?) — wa.é ák.wé?

Thank you — gunalchéesh Merry Christmas — Xristos Khuwdziti

Eyak Thank you —’awa’ahdah

Ahtna Athabascan Thank you — tsin’aen Merr y Christmas — c’ehwggelnen Dzaen My friend — slatsiin

Deg Hit’an Athabascan Thank you — dogedinh My friend — sits’ida’on

Gwich’in Athabascan Hello (how are you?) — neenjit dôonch’yàa?

Thank you — mahsi’ Welcome — nakhwal’in shoo ih?Ii My friend — shijyaa

Hän Athabascan Thank you — mahsi’ Our friends — nijaa

Koyukon Athabascan Hello — dzaanh nezoonh Thank you — baasee’ Welcome — enaa neenyo Good luck friend — gganaa’

Tanana Athabascan Hello (how are you?) — do’eent’aa?

Thank you — maasee’ His friend — betlanh

Tanaina Athabascan Thank you — chin’an My friend — shida

Tanacross Athabascan Thank you — tsin’e e

A look at Alaska Native peoples EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published as part of the News-Miner’s coverage of the 2013 AFN convention in Fairbanks.

By Weston Morrow STAFF WRITER

The return of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention to Fairbanks once again will expose the city’s residents to peoples whom they likely seldom see.

That’s how it is in a state as large and as culturally diverse as Alaska.

The state has many peoples who fall under the single heading of “Alaska Native.” The arrival of the annual AFN convention is an opportunity for nonNatives to learn more about their fellow Alaskans than just that single term.

Groups like the Alutiiq, also known as the Sugpiaq, as well as the Yupiit and Inupiat are often identified by outsiders as Pacific Eskimos, Bering Sea Eskimos and Northern Eskimos. Their self-identified names, however, delineate the myriad differences between the groups.

Other Native groups in Alaska include the Unangan, known more recently as the Aleut; the Athabascans; the Tlingit and the Haida.

Alaska Native groups each occupy their own geographic locations. Those locations have helped shape many of the cultural differences between groups, from hunting practices to housing to social practices and family organization.

The following sections are a brief introduction to the practices and history of Alaska Native groups and are intended only as a cursory introduction for those unfamiliar with the peoples. Much of the information for this report was gathered from the work of Steve Langdon, an anthropology professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Alaska Native groups each occupy their own geographic locations. Those locations have helped shape many of the cultural differences between groups, from hunting practices to housing to social practices and family organization.

Unangan (Aleut)

The Unangan have traditionally occupied the island chain that bears their more recently adopted name — the Aleutians.

The Aleut name first appeared in Alaska with the arrival of Russian explorers and traders in the mid-1700s.

The Russian traders devastated the Aleutian islands, destroying the Unangan traditional way of life. Russian traders had effectively decimated both the Unangan and the local wildlife that sustained them by the 1800s. When the Russians began sending Orthodox missionaries to Alaska in the 1800s, the Unangan population had already been reduced from an estimated 15,000-18,000 to about 3,000.

The Unangan were the first Native group in Alaska to witness European intrusion, and they felt the full impact.

Alutiiq and Sugpiaq

The Alutiiq and Sugpiaq occupy the area along the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Prince William Sound. The Alutiiq name is a recent addition, meant to distinguish the group from other Yup’ik-speaking groups.

The Alutiiq and Suqpiaq can be divided roughly into three groups — the Koniag occupying the Kodiak Island area, the Chugach occupying Prince William Sound and the Unergkur occupying the coast along the Kenai Peninsula.

While pre-European contact population estimates vary wide-

ly, more than 15,000 Alutiiq may have populated the coastal areas of Central Alaska, with the vast majority likely concentrated around the Kodiak area.

Yupiit

The Yupiit occupy the Bering Sea coast of Alaska as well as St. Lawrence and Nunivak islands.

Historians estimate the Yupiit population in the Bering coastal region before European contact was near 20,000. Most of those Yupiit resided in the Yukon-Kuskokwim river delta. Because of the geographic differences among Yupiit groups living along the Bering Sea, hunting and diet varied from group to group. On St. Lawrence Island, for example, the Yupiit subsisted largely on large marine mammals. Massive numbers of walrus and bowhead whales traveled past the island each spring and fall.

Central Yupiit groups residing in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta subsisted through a diet of salmon, supplemented with seals and marine mammals by those along the coast and moose and caribou by those living further inland.

Inupiat

Just north of the Yupiit lands, from the Bering Strait and Seward Peninsula all the way up the Arctic coast past Barrow, the Inupiat reside. The Inupiat are part of a cultural and linguistic heritage that extends across the Arctic coast of North America from Alaska to Greenland.

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Continued from 16 Often associated with the typical Outside misconception of Alaska Native peoples and “Eskimo” culture, the Inupiat have long fascinated anthropologists for their ability to survive the harsh environment of the North Slope.

One of the last Native groups in Alaska to witness European contact, Inupiat populations were estimated at around 10,000 when contact occurred during the 1800s. The Inupiat diet traditionally consisted largely of whale and walrus for groups in the Bering Strait. Those on the mainland supplemented this marine diet with caribou and moose.

The hunting of whales

Golovin Goodnews Bay Gulkana Haines Hamilton Healy Lake Hoonah Hooper Bay Huslia Hydaburg Illiamna Ivanof Bay Kake Kaktovik Kaguyak Kaltag Kasigluk Kenai Ketchikan Kiana King Cove King Island King Salmon Kipnuk Kivalina Klukwan Knik Kobuk Kodiak

by the Inupiat was accomplished through both teamwork and competition, with multiple boats attempting to be the first to strike the whale and the others coming in to assist.

Athabascan

The Athabascan Indians reside all around the Alaska Interior and can be sub-divided into regional groups. Only one of those groups, the Dena’ina, resided along the coast, on the Kenai Peninsula and the west side of Cook Inlet.

Other groups include the Ahtna, Upper Ta n a n a , Ta n a c r o s s , Tanana, Han, Gwich’in, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Deghitan and Holikachuk.

Athabascan groups

Kokhanof Koliganek Kongiganek Kotlik Kotzebue Koyuk Koyukuk Kwethluk Kwigillingok Lake Louise Larsen Bay Lower Kalskag Lower Tonsinaa Manley Hot Springs Manokotak Marshall Mary’s Igloo McGrath Mekoryuk Mentasta Metlakatla Minto Mountain Village Nagamiut (Holitna) Naknek Napaimute Napakiak Napaskiak

speak a similar language and are related to Athabascan groups throughout western Canada as well as to the Apache and Navajo of the southwest United States.

The living and hunting styles of Athabascan groups in Alaska varied from area to area, ranging from semi-nomadic to more stable dwelling.

Athabascan pre-European contact populations are estimated to have been around 11,000. Interior Athabascans subsisted mostly through the catching of fish and the hunting of large mammals.

Tlingit and Haida The Tlingit and Haida groups inhabited the coastline that today makes

Nebesna Nenana Newhalen New Stuyahok Newtok Nightmute Nikolai Ninilchik Nuiqsut Noatak Nondalton Noorvik Nulato Nunapitchuk Ohogamiut Old Harbor Olsonville Oscarville Ouzinkie Paimute Pedro Bay Perryville Pilot Point Pilot Station Pitka’s Point Platinum Point Hope Port Graham Port Heiden

up Southeast Alaska and parts of the coast of British Columbia, Canada.

The two groups had many cultural similarities but differed in language. At the time of European contact, the Tlingit and Haida populations are estimated to have been about 15,000 and 1,800 respectively.

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The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has again won the Society of Professional Journalists award for general excellence among medium-sized newspapers in the five-state region of the Pacific Northwest.

The Daily News-Miner also won the general excellence award last year and has placed in the top three five times in the past seven years.

Several of the newspaper’s current and former staff members received individual SPJ honors this year.

• Opinion Page Editor Tom Hewitt won first place in editorial/commentary for editorials about the Fairbanks Four case, the state budget and the Confederate flag controversy.

• Reporters Sam Friedman and Matt Buxton and former reporter Casey Grove shared second place in comprehensive coverage for their combined work on the long-running Fairbanks Four exoneration hearing.

• Features Editor Gary Black won third place in the arts and entertainment category for his “Healing and a harmonica: A message in a melody comes to Tanana” story about Mike Stevens, who was traveling through rural Alaska teaching healing and self-esteem through music.

• Photographer Erin Corneliussen won third place in the photo essay category for her Yukon Quest coverage.

• Former reporter Casey Grove won a third place in lifestyles reporting for his story “Mushing a flickering flame in Interior Alaska villages,” written while covering the Iditarod for the Daily News-Miner in 2015.

• Managing Editor Rod Boyce won a second place in editorial/commentary for editorials about Fairbanks air quality and school construction reimbursement and for his column about legal issues surrounding the Daily News-Miner’s publication of a sealed court document in the Fairbanks Four case.

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Above: Members of the Naqsrgmiut Dancers perform on the final night of Quyana Alaska on the evening of Oct. 26, 2007, during the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention at the Carlson Center. JOHN WAGNER/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO Below: Hands are raised as members of the Calista region vote for council member candidates during the regional breakout session at the Alaska Federation of Natives Elders and Youth Conference on Oct. 23, 2007, at the Carlson Center.

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Daralynn Augustine, of Anchorage, looks at the “Guardian Angel” ornaments made by Suzan Henry, of Napakiak, at the Alaska Federation of Natives Arts and Crafts Fair on Oct. 21, 2010, at the Carlson Center.

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Above: Jerry Isaac, then president of Tanana Chiefs Conference, shares what village survival means to him during the Alaska Federation of Natives convention Oct. 21, 2010, in the Carlson Center. Isaac urged Native groups to tackle challenges together. A fragmented approach, he said, would produce only failure and blame, while collaboration will “empower local people to become more self-reliant.” SAM HARREL/ NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO

Left corner: Bessie Ahvakana dances with her daughter, Brandi Tagapook, 5, left, and their friend, Emma Nashookpuk, 3, as the Nunagaiq Dancers of Wainwright entertain during the Alaska Federation of Natives convention on Oct. 24, 2013, at the Carlson Center. SAM HARREL/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO Above right: Two Native dolls by Ursula Paniyak, of Chevak, depicting best friends berry picking are for sale at the arts and crafts fair at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention Oct. 24, 2007.

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“It was really developed to preserve and perpetuate Alaska Native dancing as well as revive regalia,” said Trina Landlord, development director for AFN. “Over time, it’s become one the headlining events at the convention.”

Dance groups come from across Alaska to perform, and both nights usually sell out as dancers perform before a packed house.

Each dance as well as dance group differs, but the common thread running through both nights is the drum, Landlord said.

“They work so hard at ensuring they know the dances and the singing. So many times, it’s in their first language,” she said.

“They make sure every move is on point. It’s a celebration of the state and heritage.”

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Continued from 14 Hartman murder convictions has had strong support from Alaska Native organizations.

Frese, Roberts and Vent are Alaska Native, and all four men

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have close ties to the Native community.

B a c k i n 2 0 0 1 , Ta n a n a Chiefs Conference passed the first in a series of resolutions calling for a new look at the case and alleging racial bias.

In 2011 the organization offered a monetary reward

for information about Hartman’s killing.

In 2013, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wrote a letter to then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to bring an AFN resolution about the Fairbanks Four to the attention of the federal Department of

Justice. She stopped short of requesting a federal investigation.

Roberts was released on parole in 2015 and received a standing ovation when he spoke at last year’s AFN convention at Anchorage’s Dena’ina Center. The other

tickets go on sale Thursday, with the remaining half sold Friday for Friday night’s performance. Tickets are $10. Emcees for Quyana include Cordelia Kellie, a University of Alaska Fairbanks student originally from Wainwright who is emceeing both nights; Miss WEIO Jalene Kanayurak of Barrow who is emceeing with Kellie on Thursday; and Unalakleet’s “Eskimo Ninja” Nick Hanson of television’s “American Ninja Warrior” fame, who is hosting with Kellie on Friday night.

Quyana is also broadcast across the state on GCI cable channels 1 and 15 as well as streamed online at www.nativefederation.org.

Landlord also is no stranger to dancing. As a former member of a troupe, she joined to get in touch with her Yup’ik heritage, she said.

“I wanted to reconnect with my Yup’ik roots and build a foundation,” she said. “At the same time, I was in college studying the Yup’ik language, and I wanted to perform and have my grandmother watch. She did that, and she was moved. It is who we are and where we come from.”

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Continued from 15 The conference theme this year is “Ancestral Imperative: Adapt. Unite. Achieve.”

Hoffman said the format involves bringing everyone together for speeches and dialogue in the mornings. Attendees will split up into smaller groups in the afternoons.

The small group meetings will involve demonstrations of cultural practices, such as dancing and weaving.

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UTILITY ATVs ARE RECOMMENDED FOR RIDERS 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. ALL ATV RIDERS SHOULD TAKE A TRAINING COURSE AND READ THEIR OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY. MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE. BIG RED IS ONLY FOR DRIVERS 16 YEARS AND OLDER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER MUST BE TALL ENOUGH FOR SEAT BELT TO FIT PROPERLY AND TO BRACE THEMSELVES WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR. PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO GRASP THE HANDHOLD. NEVER DRIVE WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT, AND KEEP THE SIDE NETS AND DOORS CLOSED. ALL MUV USERS SHOULD WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO “MULTIPURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES: A GUIDE TO SAFE OPERATION” AND READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. FOR BOTH TYPES OF VEHICLES, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET, EYE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. AVOID EXCESSIVE SPEEDS, AND BE CAREFUL ON DIFFICULT TERRAIN. FOR YOUR SAFETY BE RESPONSIBLE. NEVER DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, OR ON PUBLIC ROADS. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DRIVING.

POLARIS SNOWMOBILES ALASKA’S UTILITY SLEDS

2017 550 VOYAgER 144

F11510979

*Call for Clearance Bush Pricing

Open Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

1450 Karen Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709 1-800-656-3265 or 907-456-3135

Visit Our New Website! www.outpostalaska.com

UTILITY ATVs ARE RECOMMENDED FOR RIDERS 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. ALL ATV RIDERS SHOULD TAKE A TRAINING COURSE AND READ THEIR OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY. MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE. BIG RED IS ONLY FOR DRIVERS 16 YEARS AND OLDER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER MUST BE TALL ENOUGH FOR SEAT BELT TO FIT PROPERLY AND TO BRACE THEMSELVES WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR. PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO GRASP THE HANDHOLD. NEVER DRIVE WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT, AND KEEP THE SIDE NETS AND DOORS CLOSED. ALL MUV USERS SHOULD WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO “MULTIPURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES: A GUIDE TO SAFE OPERATION” AND READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. FOR BOTH TYPES OF VEHICLES, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET, EYE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. AVOID EXCESSIVE SPEEDS, AND BE CAREFUL ON DIFFICULT TERRAIN. FOR YOUR SAFETY BE RESPONSIBLE. NEVER DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, OR ON PUBLIC ROADS. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DRIVING.

OutpOst Bush special

MS170 Stihl $ Chainsaw 16” Bar

MS211 Stihl $ Chain Saw 18” Bar

17995

28995

MS250 Stihl $ Chain Saw 18” Bar

299

95

Visit Our New Website! www.outpostalaska.com Open Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

1450 Karen Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709 1-800-656-3265 or 907-456-3135

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* The actual listed guide bar length may vary from the effective cutting length based on which powerhead it is installed on.

MS271 Still $ “Farm Boss” 20” Bar

42995