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Wilson Justin: Leadership with Cultural Knowledge and Perseverance

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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-government
citizenship
blood quantum
constitutional amendments
Native Nations
Cheesh'na Tribe
Resource Type
Interviews
Topics
Land/Jurisdiction
Governance
Leadership
Cultural Affairs
Intergovernmental Relations
Justice Systems
Constitutions
Citizenship/Membership
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Citation

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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