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Alaska Federation of Natives
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is a Native organization in the state of Alaska, United States. Through legal and legislative processes, its mission is to enhance and promote the cultural, economic and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community.
As of October 1, 2024, Benjamin Mallott is the president of AFN, having replaced Julie Kitka after a 34-year tenure.
The largest statewide Native organization, AFN's membership includes over 170 villages (both federally recognized tribes and village corporations), 13 regional native corporations, and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and run federal and state programs. Altogether, it represents over 140,000 Native people in Alaska. AFN is governed by a 37-member board, which is elected by its membership at the annual convention held each October.
The Alaska Federation of Natives was formed in October 1966 after Emil Notti organized a convening of 400 Alaska Natives, representing 17 Native organizations, via a three-day conference that sought to address Alaska Native aboriginal land rights. The AFN was officially incorporated on January 8, 1970.
From 1966 to 1971, AFN worked primarily to achieve passage of a just and fair land settlement. Specifically, the 1968 discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay prompted Native leaders to push for a land claims settlement with unprecedented urgency. On December 18, 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was signed into law.
Later, in the early and mid-1970s, AFN provided technical assistance to help Alaska Natives implement ANCSA and set up the corporations mandated by the Act. In the eighties, the AFN helped with the development and passage of federal laws including the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 and the 1987 Amendments to ANCSA (the "1991 legislation"). It also turned its attention to social, tribal and economic issues, as well as participating in the legislative process by promoting laws, policies and programs in areas such as health, education, resource development, labor and government.
AFN's annual convention is the largest representative annual gathering in the United States for Native people. Upwards of 6,000 people attend each year, including 1,000 voting delegates from across the state; delegates are elected on a population formula of one representative per 25 Native residents in the area, and delegate participation rates at the annual convention typically exceed 95%.
During the convention, the entire state of Alaska is blanketed with discussion on current events and issues; each year, the convention adopts a theme to focus on. International observers are present at most meetings, both exchanging information and learning from the Alaska Native experience. Proceedings are broadcast live via television, radio, and webcast.
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Alaska Federation of Natives
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is a Native organization in the state of Alaska, United States. Through legal and legislative processes, its mission is to enhance and promote the cultural, economic and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community.
As of October 1, 2024, Benjamin Mallott is the president of AFN, having replaced Julie Kitka after a 34-year tenure.
The largest statewide Native organization, AFN's membership includes over 170 villages (both federally recognized tribes and village corporations), 13 regional native corporations, and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and run federal and state programs. Altogether, it represents over 140,000 Native people in Alaska. AFN is governed by a 37-member board, which is elected by its membership at the annual convention held each October.
The Alaska Federation of Natives was formed in October 1966 after Emil Notti organized a convening of 400 Alaska Natives, representing 17 Native organizations, via a three-day conference that sought to address Alaska Native aboriginal land rights. The AFN was officially incorporated on January 8, 1970.
From 1966 to 1971, AFN worked primarily to achieve passage of a just and fair land settlement. Specifically, the 1968 discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay prompted Native leaders to push for a land claims settlement with unprecedented urgency. On December 18, 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was signed into law.
Later, in the early and mid-1970s, AFN provided technical assistance to help Alaska Natives implement ANCSA and set up the corporations mandated by the Act. In the eighties, the AFN helped with the development and passage of federal laws including the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 and the 1987 Amendments to ANCSA (the "1991 legislation"). It also turned its attention to social, tribal and economic issues, as well as participating in the legislative process by promoting laws, policies and programs in areas such as health, education, resource development, labor and government.
AFN's annual convention is the largest representative annual gathering in the United States for Native people. Upwards of 6,000 people attend each year, including 1,000 voting delegates from across the state; delegates are elected on a population formula of one representative per 25 Native residents in the area, and delegate participation rates at the annual convention typically exceed 95%.
During the convention, the entire state of Alaska is blanketed with discussion on current events and issues; each year, the convention adopts a theme to focus on. International observers are present at most meetings, both exchanging information and learning from the Alaska Native experience. Proceedings are broadcast live via television, radio, and webcast.