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1966 Alaska Federation of Natives established to speak with one voice
1media/Screen Shot 2022-10-19 at 6.00.29 PM_thumb.png2022-10-20T01:01:46+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911U.S. Secretary of Interior Walter J. Hickel, far left, meeting in Washington, D.C. with people involved in Native Alaska land claims disputes. From left to right: Tim Wallace, President Fairbanks Native Association; Charles Edwardsen, Executive Director Arctic Slope Native Association; Eben Hopson, Emil Notti; Attorney Barry Jackson (standing); State Senator William Hensley; and Alfred Ketzler. Farthest back on the right are State Senator Ray Christiansen and Frank Degnan. John Borbridge is seated in the foreground. A statewide conference of more than 400 Alaska Natives, representing several regional associations, establishes the Alaska Federation of Natives. Its purpose is to speak with a unified voice about land transfers, land claims, and resources development. The group pushes for a comprehensive settlement of all Alaska Native land claims, which comprise almost the state’s entire land mass.plain2022-10-20T01:01:46+00:001966Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49