Indigenous Governance Database

Mike Williams: Alaska Native governance and a healthy culture

Year

Mike Williams is a well known indigenous leaders from being a Chairman and Vice-Chair of the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council as well as Chief of the Yupiit Nation.  Mike offers his impressions about a variety of topics related indigenous governance including leadership, traditional governance, education, sovereignty, and culture.

leadership
effective governance
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 1971
cultural match
self-governance
People
Mike Williams
Native Nations
Alaska
Resource Type
Interviews
Topics
Governance
Leadership
Cultural Affairs
Intergovernmental Relations
Useful Links
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Citation

Native Nations Institute. "Mike Williams: Alaska Native governance and a healthy culture."  Leading Native Nations, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, November 15, 2016

For a complete transcript, please email us: nni@email.arizona.edu

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