Lawmakers remember Albert Kookesh’s life of service to Alaska
Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins: ‘We lost a giant both in Alaska politics and in the Southeast community as a whole’ JUNEAU — Albert Kookesh, a longtime state lawmaker and Alaska Native leader, died this week in his hometown of Angoon. He was 72. Kookesh represented his community for 16 years in the Legislature, beginning in the House […]