Amy Hallingstad
Community members and visiting dignitaries attended the Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting on Monday, May 19 to witness Mayor Mark Jensen proclaim June 28th as Amy Hallingstad Day, honoring the Tlingit civil rights pioneer whose work transformed education and social justice for Alaska Natives.
The mayor's proclamation drew representatives from the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS), including several who offered emotional testimony about Hallingstad's lasting impact on Petersburg and Alaska.
"She accomplished so many things ... for the people, not only the Nati...
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