Members of the Alaska State Legislature, myself included, are chosen by the people of Alaska, our friends and neighbors. They send us to Juneau to make the difficult decisions necessary for our state government to function properly. It can be easy to get caught up in the glamour of the process, fancy titles and power, but we are still ordinary Alaskans. We are members of our communities who serve in a temporary role in making sure state government works for the people of Alaska.
I was recently made aware of a letter submitted to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) by Alaska s legislative leadership requesting that the Legislature and staff be considered essential workers and be prioritized into Group 1B to receive the vaccine before many of our fellow Alaskans. I was disappointed to see this request. I do not support it, and I was never even asked to consider it before it was sent.
2020 tests limits of Arctic adaptation December 31st, 2020 |
1. Arctic struggles with pandemic and its impacts to education, health
Across the Arctic, as well as the state, nation and globe, the dominant story of 2020 was the COVID-19 pandemic. For rural Alaska, however, the pandemic brought back memories of the Spanish flu, which decimated many in Alaska s Native villages, in some cases leaving only a handful of survivors.
While the state braced for impact shortly after spring break, closing schools, restaurants and many service industries and limiting travel between communities, rural Alaska did not see immediate outbreaks, despite fears that prompted many communities to restrict travel and require testing and quarantines for all people arriving via air.
Tlingit artist designs new Google Doodle featuring Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich Published December 30, 2020
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Print article Alaskans may recognize a familiar face on Google’s homepage Wednesday: civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich. The illustration was created by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade of Sitka, who says Google reached out in August to see if she was interested in collaborating on a Peratrovich design. Peratrovich was an instrumental player in passing the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945 the first law of its kind to be passed by a U.S. state or territory in the 20th century. “It’s been really heartwarming, so much local support and excitement in our smaller Southeast Alaska community where her name is a household name,” Goade said. “We don’t always get a lot of attention in the bigger, national way, so I think having that representation geographic wise and Indigenous representation is really power
Google honors civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich with new Doodle
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Google is paying homage to civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich with a new Doodle. Image courtesy of Google
Dec. 30 (UPI) Google is celebrating civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich, who helped pass the first anti-discrimination law in the United States, with a new Doodle.
Guest artist Michaela Goade, of Sitka, Alaska, created Google s homepage artwork, which shows Peratrovich giving a speech while wearing wings.
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On this day in 1941, Peratrovich set the anti-discrimination law into motion by writing a letter to Alaska s governor and gaining his support after she came across an inn door sign that said, No Natives Allowed.
Who is Elizabeth Peratrovich? Google Doodle Honors Civil Rights Activist
On 12/30/20 at 5:50 AM EST
Today s Google Doodle honors Elizabeth Peratrovich, the Alaskan Civil Rights activist who worked tirelessly on behalf of equality for Alaska Natives and was instrumental in getting Alaska s Anti-Discrimination Act passed in 1945.
The search engine giant has chosen to pay tribute to Peratrovich with a Google Doodle a special temporary alteration to its homepage logo that commemorates holidays, events, achievements and historical figures. They picked December 30 as it was on this date in 1941, after seeing an inn door sign that said No Natives Allowed, Peratrovich and her husband decided to write to Alaska s governor. They gained his support and thus set the ball rolling towards the Anti-Discrimination Act in the territory four years later.