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‘Oh, you came you’re here’, Lingít, our 2023 language of the year learn more
‘Oh, you came you’re here’, Lingít, our 2023 language of the year learn more
Welcome home.
We are elders, youth, dancers, teachers, students, skateboarders, hunters. We live in city apartments, in villages, on the land. We are healing. We are changing the systems. We showing up and sharing our stories.
We are creating a space to come home to heal, gather, change the system. We are educating ourselves and others, calling people to action, supporting our peoples and communities. We are creating a place to come home to ourselves.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – First Alaskans Institute is thrilled to support Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz’s proclamation to name the 2nd Monday in October “Indigenous Peoples Day” throughout the Municipality of Anchorage, which spans from the Native Village of Eklutna to Girdwood – geographically the largest municipality with populations larger than 100,000 in the entire United States – and Governor Bill Walker’s proclamation to declare Indigenous Peoples Day throughout Alaska.
Anchorage – having just celebrated its centennial year – is built upon the lands of the Dena’ina Athabascan people who have called this land home for thousands of years – and still do. It is also home to the largest and most culturally diverse Alaska Native population from across the state. With 229 Federally-recognized Tribes in this state (out of the 566 Tribes in the U.S), Alaska has the great distinction of being home to 40.5% of all Federally-recognized Tribes in the United States.
The Public Policy Fellowship is based in the Alaska State Legislature. The Fellows are immersed in the state lawmaking process, contributing to their host offices while deepening their understanding of Alaska’s issues. They will sharpen their leadership skills and advocacy while serving as ambassadors of their communities. Since 2008, the Public Policy Fellowship has placed 45 The Public Policy Fellowship is based in the Alaska State Legislature. The Fellows are immersed in the state lawmaking process, contributing to their host offices while deepening their understanding of Alaska’s issues. They will sharpen their leadership skills and advocacy while serving as ambassadors of their communities. Since 2008, the Public Policy Fellowship has placed 45
“It is especially fitting therefore to have the Mayor of Anchorage and Governor of Alaska take leadership roles in respectfully recognizing, with sincere appreciation, Alaska’s first peoples and all other Indigenous Peoples who now call Alaska home.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – First Alaskans Institute is thrilled to support Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz’s proclamation to name the 2nd Monday in October “Indigenous Peoples Day” throughout the Municipality of Anchorage, which spans from the Native Village of Eklutna to Girdwood – geographically the largest municipality with populations larger than 100,000 in the entire United States – and Governor Bill Walker’s proclamation to declare Indigenous Peoples Day throughout Alaska.
First Alaskans Institute is a statewide Native nonprofit that works to advance Alaska Native peoples through community engagement, information and research, and leadership development. Our Vision is Progress for the next ten thousand years… Our Mission: True to identity, heritage, and values Alaska Natives are informed and engaged in leading the decisions that shape the future.
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Anchorage, Alaska – First Alaskans Institute (FAI), a statewide Alaska Native nonprofit focused on advancing Alaska Natives for the next 10,000 years....
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Young people gather at the first Alaska Federation of Natives Youth Conference
gather from across the state at the first AFN Elders Conference
lders & Youth join together to establish the Elders & Youth Conference
ordination of the Conference transferred from the AFN to the First Alaskans Institute
rbanks community hosts AFN Convention week for the first time
h Anniversary Year of Elders & Youth Conference & 10th Anniversary Year of FAI Hosting Event
1984 - 54 young people gather at the first Alaska Federation of Natives Youth Conference
1988 - Elders gather from across the state at the first AFN Elders Conference
1993 – Elders & Youth join together to establish the Elders & Youth Conference
2004 -Coordination of the Conference transferred from the AFN to the First Alaskans Institute
2005 – Fairbanks community hosts AFN Convention week for the first time
2014 – 30th Anniversary Year of Elders & Youth Conference & 10th Anniversary Year of FAI Hosting Event
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