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.
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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
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