Juneau Assembly candidate Barbara Blake Barbara Blake has decided to run for the Assembly. She ll file for the seat now held by Loren Jones who is term-limited and barred from running again.
Blake introduced herself on Action Line. She said her real name is ‘Wáahlaal Gíidáak (Potlatch Giver). Her Haida, Tlingit, and Ahtna Athabascan family stem from Klawock, Hydaburg, and Tsiis tl’edze’na’ (Chistochina). Her Xaadaas Clan is Yahkw Janáas (Raven Shark), her father is Naltsiine, and her grandfather is Teeyeeneidi.
Blake holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in rural development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, along with certificates in Tribal Business Law and Indianpreneurship.