Indigenous Peoples Day

Emcees:
Arias Hoyle (Tlingit) Shyanne Beatty (Hän/Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Athabascan)

Opening Blessing by Nicholas, Patrick Selanoff (Sugpiaq) of the Valdez Orthodox Parish

Welcoming to the Lands by Aaron Leggett (Dena’ina Athabascan), President and Chair, Native Village of Eklutna

Guest Speakers:
Ethan Schutt (Athabascan), Chair, Alaska Pacific University
Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough (Inuit-Alaska), International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
Honored Elder Harold Napolean (Yup’ik), Author of “Yuuuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being”

Performances By:
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Ida’ina Keljeshna (Dena’ina Athabascan)
Arias Hoyle (Tlingit)

Presentation By Alaska Pacific University and University Alaska Anchorage on Indigenous Course Offerings and Programs:
Dr. Beth Leonard (Deg Xit’an Dene/Athabascan)
Casey Ferguson (Cup’ik)
Karli Tyance Hassel (Anishinaabe)
Kristen English (Tlingit/Aleut)
Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart (Ahtna/Paiute)
Dr. Maria Williams (Tlingit)
Haliehana Stepetin (Unangax̂)

This year’s event is co-hosted by Alaska Pacific University, Alaska’s People, Alaska Native Professional Association, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 87, Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Native Peoples Action Community Fund, and Pamyua.