ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Alaska Native leader and former state lawmaker John Sackett has died. He was 76. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered all flags to fly at half-staff on Monday.
It was an international effort that started on a long journey about 10,000 years ago through what is now a cave on the mainland, across Blake Channel from Wrangell Island.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks describes the Meritorious Service Award as a “high and rare honor.”
“When I was told, tears came out. I was shocked,” Green said. “In my lifetime, I thought I wouldn t be in that situation.”
Green’s journey in the educational world wasn’t an easy one from the beginning.
“When I entered BIA for the very first time, I did not know any English. Somebody interpreted to me that I cannot speak my language in the classroom. So it was really, really hard not being able to speak my teacher’s language,” Green said.
She dropped out of school in 6th grade and started working odd jobs to help her mother pay the bills.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska Alaska Native leader and former state lawmaker John Sackett has died. He was 76. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered all flags to fly at half-staff on Monday in tribute. “John Sackett was a valuable and effective advocate for Alaska Natives and our rural communities throughout his nearly 20-year tenure in the […]
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