Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
Article describes the events of February 5, 1945; debate on the floor of the Alaska Territorial Senate regarding the "Equal rights" bill, House bill 14. Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich testify about conditions in Alaska, along with statements from...
As a little girl, Fannie lost her parents a TB outbreak in the North Slope region. She went to Wrangell and was later adopted by Weir and Roseanna Negovanna. Information and identification courtesy of her eldest daughter, Lucille A. Mayer.
As a little girl, Fannie lost her parents a TB outbreak in the North Slope region. She went to Wrangell and was later adopted by Weir and Roseanna Negovanna. Information and identification courtesy of her eldest daughter, Lucille A. Mayer.
In 1949 the Alaska statehood committee was established and preparation for the drafting of the state constitution began. On November 8 1955, fifty five elected delegates from all over the state met in the Constitution Hall at the University of...
Iñupiaq couple Olemaun and Qusalgana pose with their adopted daughter, Fannie Keerik, who was half Portuguese by her father (whaler?), and part black. Keerik is her married name. Fannie is Phoebe Kippi's mother, and grandmother of the Kippis and...