Native leaders hold symposium to discuss strengthening self-government

Alaska Native leaders from across the state are gathered in Fairbanks for a tribal self-governance symposium. The three-day event is sponsored by University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Arizona, the Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Casey Foundation. One of the organizers, UAF assistant professor of tribal management Kari Stevens, said the symposium grew out of a similar tribal gathering in Fairbanks last fall on co-management of fish and game.
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