ANCHORAGE, AK – The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is pleased to celebrate the signing of House Bill 123 – Providing for State Recognition of …
2018 AFN Convention Resolutions Deadline September 21
Dear AFN Board of Directors and Delegates: Several weeks ago AFN sent you the 2018 Convention delegate packet. As usual, the packet included a resolutions …
Announcing the 2018 Convention Theme
Innovation in the Past, Present and Future The Alaska Federation of Natives, the state’s largest statewide Native organization, chose for its 2018 Convention theme a focus on …
AFN Supports Alaska’s Congressional Delegation on Fair Revenue Sharing
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN), the state’s largest statewide Native organization, supports the efforts of Representative Don Young, Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Dan …
AFN Announces Keynote Speakers for 2017 Convention
The Alaska Federation of Natives is pleased to announce the selection of keynote speakers for its 2017 Convention, October 19-21, at the Dena’ina Center in …
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Zinke Meets with AFN
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke met with the Alaska Federation of Natives and Alaska’s congressional delegation May 30 in Anchorage. “It was a very productive …
Native Leadership calls on Alaska Legislators to pass a solution to the fiscal crisis this session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Silverman [email protected] (907) 263-1304 (Anchorage, Alaska) – The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN), Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Regional …
Alaskans Plan Event To Welcome President Obama: Rising Together
Anchorage, AK – More than two dozen Alaskan organizations and community groups wish to announce the creation of a Presidential Welcome Committee specifically formed to …
Arctic Currents, a year and life of an Arctic Bowhead to premiere at AFN
The animated film, Arctic Currents: A Year in the Life of the Bowhead Whale, tells the story of the annual migration of the bowhead whale …
Alaska Supreme Court decision effectively blocks Alaska Native families from asserting their rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act
Anchorage, AK: On September 12, 2014, the Alaska Supreme Court issued a decision that will effectively bar most Alaska Native families from asserting their rights …