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A Recollection of
Civil Rights Leader

Elizabeth Peratrovich

1911-1958

Compiled by
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Edward K. Thomas, President

Employment and Training Division
Sharon Olsen, Division Manager
Wanda Culp, Researcher

August 1991

 

Dedication

To the children of the Alaska Native People

Sponsored by
Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand Camp
&
Alaska Native Sisterhood Grand Camp
Sealaska Corporation

Table of Contents

ULTIMATE CIVILIZATION 1741-1867

     126 years of Russian Occupation

A TRANSACTION—A TRANSITION 1867-19O5

     U.S. Purchase
     Organic Act of 1884
     1897 Petition from Orthodox Residents to the Imperial Russian Ambassador
      Letter from Bishop Nicholas of Alaska to U.S. President
     1898 Petition from Tlingits Chiefs to U.S. President
     1904 and 1905 inconsistent court decisions on Citizenship

STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY 1911-1939

     July 4, 1911 Elizabeth Peratrovich Born
     1912 Alaska gained a Legislature and ANB was Founded
     1915 ANS Founded
     1924 U.S. Congress granted American Citizenship to Native Americans
     1925-27 William Paul Sr. elected to Legislature
     1939 Ernest Gruening Appointed Alaska's Governor

PREPARING FOR BATTLE

     1940 Roy Peratrovich Elected ANB Grand Camp President
     1941 ANB/ANS Convention in Hydaburg
     ANB/ANS and Governor Gruening combine efforts
     1943 1st anti-discrimination bill defeated
     Alaska Legislature enlarged
     1944 Frank Peratrovich and Andrew Hope elected to Legislature
     1944 ANB/ANS Convention in Kake

THE BATTLE 1945

     The Legislature and Elizabeth Peratrovich
     ANB/ANS Convention in Angoon

ELIZABETH PERATROVICH, CIVIL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN LEADER

     About her life and other involvements
     The Brotherhood bridge

WHERE WE ARE TODAY

     Alaska Native influence on the Legislature
     Education, Tlingit and Haida Central Council, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Celebrations


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