An Alaska Native Organization Was Set to Honor a Pebble Mining Official. Then Came the Backlash.
The First Alaskans Institute's annual gala awards rarely get much attention outside of the black-tie fundraiser where they're given.
The honors typically go to people whose work has aligned with the organization's mission of advocating for Alaska Native communities, and they're usually a cause for celebration, not controversy.
But this year, one of the awards has provoked intense pushback.
The high-profile Indigenous organization announced last week that an honor for nonNative people would be shared by John Shively...
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