Dan Sullivan
72:14 - 72:33
"after a decade of fighting, pushing, holding hearings here at AFN, we finally got my artist act signed into law this year that preempts state laws that target beautiful Alaska Native ivory and crafts."
“after a decade of fighting, pushing, holding hearings here at AFN, we finally got my artist act signed into law this year that preempts state laws that target beautiful Alaska Native ivory and crafts.”
- Speaker
- Dan Sullivan
- Timestamp
- 72:14 – 72:33
- Transcript
- Facebook video by Native Federation
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
Now, Megan, Megan Anders already mentioned this next one. You look up here, take our Alaska Native artists, some of the most talented in the world, many of them downstairs at the craft fair. For years, as mentioned, Megan, certain states— California, New Jersey, Hawaii— targeted and unfairly restricted the sale of authentic Alaska Native ivory crafts. And after a decade of fighting, pushing, holding hearings here at AFN, we finally got my artist act signed into law this year that preempts state laws that target beautiful Alaska Native ivory and crafts. So I want to thank Megan.
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