ENCROACHMENTS STRESSED AT INUPIAT PAITOT CONFERENCE
Encroachment of land, hunting
and fishing rights, the need for
more schools, more employment,
better housing, and economic de
velopment was stressed at the re
cent Inupiat Paitot conference at
Kotzebue.
Twenty-eight delegates from
widely separated Eskimo villages
attended the three-day meeting held
at Cudd (Parish) Hall.
James Officer, assistant commis
sioner of the BIA was main speaker.
Talks were also made by Dr. Paul
Phillips, chief of project planning
for economic development and Dr.
John Abrahamson, chief economist,
BIA. both from Washington, D.C.
Each delegate made village im
ports of problems. Some of these
reports will be covered in this is
sue of the Tundra Times while
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of the task force report soon to be
issued. Officer said regional high
schools would be strongly recom
mended.
But he quickly followed up the
announcement with the statement
that it would probably be 1961
before the first regional high school
is built because of the slowness of
Congress to act on matters requir
ing appropriations and because of
the time required to supply mater
ials for constructing schools in Al
aska.
In the field of ecpnomic devel
opment, Officer said the BIA is
making big strides and pointed out
that |aur economic development
officers will be employed in Alas
ka. He also pointed out three studies
are being made in regard to arts
and crafts, the sea lion, and the
reindeer.
others will be reported in future
issues.
A copy of the official statement
adopted by the Inupiat Pa4pt con
ference will be sen ip aboqt three
weeks to anyone requesting suc4
statement.
In order that the Inupiat Paitot
organization might function year
a(ound, bylaws were adopted and
officers were elected. Guy A. Oka
kok of Barrow was, unanimously '
elected the Inupiat was elected ex
ecutive secretary, and Martha Tee
luk, of College, Tony Joule, of Kot
zebue, and Paul Tiulana, of Kiqg
Island (, were elected members of
executive cpmmittee
The executive committee will j
make decisions and release state
ments of policy throughout the
year.
Other guests at the meeting in
CURIOUS BOYS: These young lads of Kotzebue were curious to see
strangers earning off the plane. The strangers were delegates to the
speond Inupiat P^itot Conference that was held October 19-20 at
Kotzebue. —Tinges Staff Photo
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UNITED STATES SENATOR
iEl GRUENING, ERNEST
28 YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
TO ALASKA AND ALASKANS
ERNEST GRUENING
in Director of Division of Territories and Island
Possessions, 1934-1939.
Governor of Alaska. 1939-1953.
if Member of Alaska International Highway Com
mission, 1938-1942 (Alaska Highway completed
1943)
Author of “The State of Alaska” published in
1954.
it Keynoter at Alaska Constitutional Convention,
1955.
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askans, 1956.
if, United States Senator from Alaska, 1958 to
present.
(Paid Political Adv. written by J. Vic
Richardson, Box 1184, Fairbanks).
eluded Ross L. Miller, Prentiss
Gazaway, Charles Hall, R. D. Hol
lingsworth, and Arthur Nagozruk.
of the BIA, Juneau, and Ross
Youngblood and Dan Jones, of the
Bureau of Land Management, Fair
banks.
Alfred Ketzler, chairman of the
Dena Nona Hcnash, Indian organi
zation. Interior Alaska, was an hon
orary guest.
The delegates were: Guy Oka
kok, Barrow; David Kagak. Wain
wright; Herman Rexford, Kaktovik
(Barter Island); James Hawley,
Kivalina; Tony Joule, Jack Jones,
Fletcher Gregg, Kotzebue: Joe Car
ter, Noovik; Felton Comrnack, Ko
buk; and Emma Willoya. Nome.
Paul Tiulana, Nome—King IsUad;
David Saccheus, Elim; Frank Dig
nan, Unlakleet; George I. Dan, Steb
bins; Bill Amouak, Marshall; August
Seton, Hooper Bay; Willis Waluhga,
Gambell (St. Lawrence Island'
Timothy Karneroff, Aniak, Hov/
ard Rock, Fairbanks—Pt. H ;e;
Charles Degnan. College; Martha
Teeluk, Kwiguk and College; Vara.
Eutuk, Shismaref: Herbert Onalik,
Noatak, Simon Paneak, Anaktuvuk
Pass.
Willy Goodwin, Kotzebue; George
Washington, Buckland; and Edward.
J. Shavings, Mekoryuk (Nun.vak
Island).
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