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Alaska, which has the nation’s highest percentage of Indigenous residents, became one of the first states to officially recognize Indigenous People’s Day when then-Gov. Bill Walker signed a proclamation in 2015, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Indigenous Peoples’ Day marked in Anchorage with festivities and thoughts about storm victims | Alaska Beacon
Alaska was one of the first U.S. states to recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day as a holiday, and it is also a municipal holiday in Anchorage.
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Commentary - Flooded Alaska villages face recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever see, writes Rick Thoman, Alaska climate specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the @us.theconversation.com via @alaskabeacon.com

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The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would allow Alaska Natives to continue sales of traditional ivory art in states that have passed laws banning the ivory trade, report @alaskabeacon.com and @statesewsroom.com
U.S. Senate passes bill intended to shield Alaska Native artists from states’ ivory bans | Alaska Beacon
State-level ivory bans, intended to help elephants, are deterring tourists from buying walrus ivory products from Alaskans.
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