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December 2, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2024 Press Contact: AKNWRC Communications Tel: (907) 378‑3339 media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center and Chickaloon Native Village Celebrate Historic Tribal Criminal Law FAIRBANKS, AK—The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) and Chickaloon Native Village celebrate the historic passage of Alaska’s first Tribal criminal law, a landmark achievement made possible by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022 (VAWA 2022). VAWA 2022 marked a turning point for Alaska Tribes by reaffirming their inherent authority to exercise criminal jurisdiction over Alaska Native and American Indian peoples within our Alaska Native Villages. “Today marks a historic step forward in our ongoing work to… -
November 21, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2024 Press Contact: AKNWRC Communications Tel: (907)378‑3339 media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org AKNWRC Celebrates the Appointment of Tami Truett Jerue to the Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women FAIRBANKS, AK—The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) proudly announces the appointment of Tami Truett Jerue, AKNWRC Executive Director, to the Task…
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October 31, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2024 Press Contact: AKNWRC Communications Tel: (907) 378‑3339 media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org Statement from the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center on President Biden’s Apology for Indian Boarding Schools FAIRBANKS, AK—The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) uplifts President Biden’s formal public apology to Indigenous peoples for the federal government’s role in operating Indian boarding schools. This apology, the first ever from a sitting U.S. President, marks a significant step toward healing generational trauma…