UAS Evening at Egan Speaker Mischa Jackson to present “Alaska Native Education: The Power of Acknowledgment,” September 17

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UAS Evening at Egan Speaker Mischa Jackson to present “Alaska Native Education: The Power of Acknowledgment,” September 17

The annual fall lecture series Evening at Egan continues this Friday, September 17 at 7 pm with a virtual presentation by Mischa Jackson – Chookangee Tláa, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at UAS.  Her talk, titled “Alaska Native Education: The Power of Acknowledgment” will explore the current disruptions to education which have led to passionate […]

Three Alaska Women earn 2018 Shirley Demientieff Award

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Three Alaska Women earn 2018 Shirley Demientieff Award

ANCHORAGE – Thursday, Governor Walker and Lieutenant Governor Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson presented the 2018 Shirley Demientieff Award to three incredible Alaskan women at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual conference in Anchorage. The award recognizes outstanding individuals or organizations who have worked to improve the lives of Alaska Native women and children. Cynthia Erickson founded […]