Juneau delegation meets with Tlingit and Haida communities

Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, speaks at a Native Issues Forum in Juneau on Thursday. Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, is also pictured. (Photo courtesy Alaska House Majority Coalition)
Juneau’s three state legislators spoke at the Native Issues Forum on Thursday.
Representative Justin Parish, a first-time legislator, introduced himself in Tlingit and acknowledged his own Native heritage. His paternal grandmother is a member of the Dog Salmon clan. The introduction garnered applause from t