James LaBelle, Sr. was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. He is Inupiaq and his family originated in Kotzebue, Alaska. He is a tribal member of the Native Village of…
Elders Council
Wilson Justin
Wilson Justin was born in Midcentury at Nabesna Alaska. A village later abandoned to comply with the educational requests of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The family endured a decade…
Willie Kasayulie
Willie Kasayulie was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and raised in Akiachak, Alaska. He attended boarding schools in Wrangell and Oregon. He was seen as a promising student at Oregon’s Chemawa…
Phyllis Adams
Phyllis Adams was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and raised in Nenana. She is Athabascan and a member of the Toghotthele Village Corporation and a shareholder of Doyon Limited. She graduated…
Mike Harper
Mike Harper has spent many years working with and for the people of Alaska. Mike was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and is of Athabascan descent. He has a…
Mary Ann Mills
Mary Ann Mills works diligently for Kenaitze Indian Tribe as Tribal Council member serving on the Education Committee, the Elders Council, the Tribal Court Codes Committee, the Dena’ina Wellness Center…
Joseph Senungetuk
Joseph Senungetuk was of Inupiaq descent and was born in Wales, Alaska. He attended the local school in Wales until the age of 10 then moved to Nome with his…
Joe Williams, Jr.
Joe Williams, Jr. was born and raised in Saxman, Alaska and is of Tlingit decent and is a from the Eagle Tribe within the Tlingit Tribe. He graduated from Ketchikan…
Fred John Jr.
Fred John Jr. was born in Susluta, Alaska in 1943 to the last traditional chief of Mentasta Fred John Sr. and Native rights advocate Katie John. He is Athabaskan and…
Adelheid Herrmann
Adelheid Herrmann was born in Levelock, Alaska and raised in Naknek, Alaska. She is Athabascan and is a shareholder of Bristol Bay Native Corporation. Adelheid graduated from Bristol Bay High…
