In 1912, officially organized and developed the leadership of Southeast Alaska and for alaska natives out of that group. The alaska native brotherhood is where the nucleus of the native power was organized, where it was developed, and where the leadership came from. The alaska native brotherhood endorsed the statehood act. They wanted statehood because it would give them a larger voice, they felt, with representatives back in congress and better control and out from under the bias thumbs. People dont realize how federalized we were in rural alaska, the native community under the bia. Narrator former colonel and now delegate marvin muktuk marston had worked with governor gruening to enlist alaska natives into the territorial guard during world war ii. It was an Early Warning scout brigade to watch out for japanese landings on mainland alaska. Now he wanted alaska to recognize native land claims. Marston was, no doubt, the most eloquent and impassioned defender of what h were the best fo
Male announcer statehood was funded by [cheerleaders chanting] [cheers and applause] [sports announcer speaking indistinctly] male narrator the comforts and pleasures of modern living were a Long Time Coming for the pioneers of alaska and for the native people whove been here for millennia. To win statehood in 20thcentury america, alaskans had to unite, tell their story to the nation, and convince a skeptical congress. Fortunately, this land bred people with drive and talent, and over the years, they and their spectacular homeland won a special spot in americas heart. Still, powerful forces that controlled alaskas vast wealth werent about to give up their influencenot without a fight. In 1939, a new yorker named Ernest Gruening headed north to be the new governor of alaska. Back in washington, he too often ignored the chain of command, infuriating his boss, secretary of the interior harold ickes. So he wanted to fire him, and roosevelt was not he didnt like to fire people, so he promot
To assure a future that respects our values, we must remember and practice all parts of the Alaska Constitution, especially the sections that call upon us to fulfill our obligations to one another.
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So here we have Arkansas lawyer and Christian nationalist Bob Ballinger claiming he knows that the late Vic Fischer would support a constitutional amendment to allow state funds for private