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Wilson Justin: Leadership with cultural knowledge and perseverance

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2017

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Wilson Justin is a cultural ambassador for Cheesh’na Tribal council and serves as a Vice Chair Board of Directors for Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium.  He relays his expertise and perspective on the intricacies of Indigenous governance in Alaska through adapting cultural traditions, creating a constitution, navigating citizenship, and asserting rights of Indigenous people. 

leadership, effective governance, Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 1971, cultural match, self-governance, citizenship, blood quantum, constitutional amendments
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Cheesh'na Tribe
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Interviews
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Land/Jurisdiction, Governance, Leadership, Cultural Affairs, Intergovernmental Relations, Justice Systems, Constitutions, Citizenship/Membership
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Wilson Justin - Native Perspectives

Native Nations Institute. "Wilson Justin: Leadership with cultural knowledge and perseverance."  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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