Two large regional tribal organizations, one based in Juneau and the other in Fairbanks, separately said on Monday that they are pulling out of the Alaska Federation of Natives.
Alaska Federation of Natives Resolution Committee members listen to a person testify during AFN’s annual conference at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
Three of the state’s 12 regional Alaska Native corporations, including the Aleut Corp. late last year, have alsoAFN President Julie Kitka said Monday afternoon that the organization will wait to provide comment until after holding its board meeting next week. She said AFN continues to represent more than 200 federally recognized tribes, 184 Native village corporations, nine Native regional corporations and 11 regional tribal consortiums.
Tanana Chiefs Conference will align itself with partners that help further our priorities and share our same voice, the statement said. In that meeting in October, people from the Aleutians region and Alaska Peninsula stood and turned their backs at the convention to protest athat pitted that their region against others seeking to protect salmon runs in Southwest Alaska and the Interior.
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