Alaska Natives
Mary Peltola, the Democrat Who Could Become the First Alaska Native in Congress
Ms. Peltola has sought to highlight her Native roots in a state where more than 15 percent of the population identifies as Indigenous. As a Yup’ik woman, she said, she has sought to use the teachings of her community in her broader appeals for bipartisanship. “Dry fish and pilot bread — that is how I […]
Know MoreDon Young of Alaska, the House Dean, Leaves an Earmark Legacy
When a New Jersey colleague in 2007 offered an amendment that would cut millions of dollars from an education program supporting the needs of Alaska Natives, Mr. Young took to the House floor in a fury. “I’m going to fight for my state and I’m going to fight for my state, every time,” Mr. Young […]
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