PRESS RELEASES

March 25, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2024 Press Contact: Candy Keown Tel: (907) 378‑3339 communications@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org THE ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER CELEBRATES ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS  AND THE PASSAGE OF THE SENATE BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION  RECOGNIZING THE SUCCESSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE WOMEN The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) honors and celebrates the incredible contributions of Alaska Native matriarchs during Women’s Her-story Month and applauds the unanimous passing of bipartisan U.S. Senate Resolution 597 honoring the achievements of Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian women. “Alaska Native women have always been at the forefront of social, cultural, and political change, embodying resilience, determination, and innovation,” said Tami Truett Jerue, Executive Director…

May 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2023 Press Contact: Tami Truett Jerue, Executive Director Tel: (907) 378‑3339                           media@aknwrc.org www.aknwrc.org Senate Re-Introduces S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act The Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) is pleased to announce that U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R‑AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has joined 26 Senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities. Originally introduced in 2020 with then-Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM) and reintroduced in 2021 with Congresswoman…