Coach, teacher and ally among eight honored for tribal achievements

Longtime educator and coach Gil Truitt speaks after receiving the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award during a Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska fundraiser on April 19. Seven others were also honored. (Photo courtesy Tlingit & Haida)
Gil Truitt spent 34 years teaching and coaching mostly Alaska Native students at Sitka’s Mount Edgecumbe High School. He’s been called a legend who helped raise a generation of leaders and culture bearers.
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