Anchorage, Alaska – Tuesday the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) welcomed Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Department of Justice to Alaska. Attorney General Garland was traveling on a Congressional trip invited by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski to see critical unmet needs in the state. During the meeting, AFN representatives were able to share their perspectives […]
WASHINGTON – This week, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland will travel to Anchorage, Galena, and Huslia, Alaska, to meet with Alaskan Native leaders and local and state law enforcement partners. On Tuesday, at 9:40 a.m. – 1:40 p.m. ET, Attorney General Garland and Senator Lisa Murkowski will participate in a roundtable with Alaska Native village chiefs […]
Almost a year and a half after the purchase of Alaska from Russia, the man responsible for Alaska becoming a part of the United States, former Secretary of State William H. Seward under President Lincoln and Johnson, visited the results of what he considered his greatest achievement. Seward stepped off of the steam ship “Active” […]
Late Wednesday afternoon First Lady Jill Biden and Secretary Deb Haaland flew into the southwestern community of Bethel. When their aircraft touched down at 5:39 on, Biden exited the aircraft first and was followed by Secretary Haaland. They were met at the airport by Representative Mary Peltola, First Lady of Alaska Rose Dunleavy, and the […]