Impact of ANCSA lecture series

June 13, 2011

A series of public lectures and presentations to commemorate 40 years since the 1971 passage of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Native Claims Settlement Act will take place on campus this summer and fall. The series will be coordinated by the and sponsored by the .

The Children of ANCSA: A discussion with Willie and Elizabeth Hensley, will be 7 p.m., Thursday, July 7, in Schaible Auditorium. This session will be hosted by the Rural �Ӱ�ԭ�� Honors Institute. Willie Hensley and his daughter Elizabeth will discuss the history of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Native Claims Settlement Act. This event will also be available as a .

Byron Mallott, former CEO of the Sealaska Corp., will share his reflections on the impact of the settlement of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Native land claims on �Ӱ�ԭ�� after forty years at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom.

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Native leaders, former state and U.S. legislators, members of the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Chancellor Brian Rogers, Vice Chancellor Bernice Joseph and Miranda Wright, director of the Department of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Native Studies and Rural Development, will convene for discussions on the impact of the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Native Claims Settlement Act on �Ӱ�ԭ��’s economy, environment, social and cultural fabric. This two-day event will take place Wednesday – Thursday, Oct. 5 – 6 in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. A detailed schedule will be available prior to the event.