The conference featured a variety of speakers who detailed the struggles many Alaska Native communities face. Some of those speeches included discussion about broadband and infrastructure.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A conference room in the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage was jam-packed on Wednesday, with even more people sitting alongside the walls. The Alaska Federation of Natives kicked off its convention week Wednesday with the AFN Tribal Conference.
Both Nelson and the President of Tlingit Haida Richard Peterson spoke about the importance of unity among tribal members. Peterson said there are over 229 tribes in Alaska and that tribes need to move past their differences to work together. “That’s how we start to make progress. When we are able to be in a healthy space and work together,” Nelson said.
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