Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Michael Heyman
“a guilty verdict was issued in the federal court with respect to an individual named Brian Smith. This individual was convicted on falsifying documents and lying in connection with the U.S. citizenship application. And so, He will be sentenced in February of next year”Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Ingrid Goodyear
“what we got out of this case is just the importance of every individual, particularly every individual in this room, every individual online, every individual in our population.”Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Michael Heyman
“Some of those individuals have distributed and resulted in death. And what they've done is they've trafficked these fentanyl pills by the tens of thousands. All right, let's get our head around that. Tens of thousands of pills out to our rural communities, primarily through the mail system.”Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Michael Heyman
“Under federal law, we have a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence if you are convicted of distributing drugs that result in the overdose or overdose death of someone.”Facebook video by Native Federation ·
Jude Pate
“The Color of Justice program is an educational program for high school students, and we spend 2 days, 2 and a half days with those students, lawyers, tribal judges, state judges, paralegals, trying to spark the minds to get those students to see themselves as being lawyers, as being judges.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“I, my chambers personally in Juneau, has an externship program. It's 10 weeks. It's remote. And I, it's basically a law school course.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“We need more Alaska Native lawyers. How do we make that happen? If we have enough Alaska Native lawyers, then hopefully there'll be enough to populate the benches in state court.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Mark Cruz
“I was commissioned by President Trump on August 20th, which was the end of that third week in August, and I went to Rockville IHS headquarters on Monday the 24th, and my first action as director was signing the deed to transfer the Alaska Native Medical Center over to ANTHC.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“She attended our, my externship program 2 years ago, and guess where she's at now? The Seattle University of Law. And she is coming back, and she's gonna work in her community.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“We live in a legal desert. We do not have enough lawyers to begin to service the needs, especially in rural Alaska, in the villages.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“the last time we've done this, we have begun to have former Mount Edgecumbe students who attended Color of Justice who went to undergrad, who went to law school, and now are coming back as lawyers in Alaska serving their communities and presenting at Color of Justice.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Mark Cruz
“It got to the point where we were doing weekly reports. They were sending me weekly emails so I knew where things were and knew where we needed to break things loose. And again, the Secretary really cared about this getting done quickly and done right.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“Our disagreements do not define us. We are defined by how we resolve our disagreements.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“We don't hear your voice speaking on the bench in District Superior Court. We don't hear your voice speaking on the Supreme Court. What am I saying? I'm saying that since Roy Madsen was a Superior Court judge from Kodiak some 50 years ago, and Nora Gwynn before him as a district court judge, there hasn't been, that I'm aware of, an Alaska Native judge.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“Don't be silent. Let your voices be heard. Get to know the judges in your community, tribal or state, get to know them. They need to hear your voices.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“And I want to speak out to 2 people specifically now. One is Sarah Byoff. Sarah Bayoff is from Nome.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“therapeutic courts, joint jurisdiction therapeutic courts. Where a tribal judge and a state judge sit together. Think about that.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“Is that right? No, it can't be. It can't be right. So what do we do? We don't have a law school.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“And in a few weeks, with many of the state judges on the ballot, your voices will certainly be heard and rising.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“Martin and Sarah, those are the people that I see, I want them standing in my shoes in the next few years. I want them speaking to you as a Supreme Court Justice.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“We plant seeds. It takes a long time. It takes patience. It takes trust.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Jude Pate
“we started Dinners in Southeast, where every 6 months, we sit down, tribal and state judges, and court staff, and we alternate the locations in Southeast. We go around and we talk about issues.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Mark Cruz
“We cannot have gotten this transfer done without Lyle leaning in on this and, you know, being tough on the team to get it done and meet those deadlines.”Native Federation Video 2526606721442955 ·
Darlene Huntington
“Tribal leaders and citizens Elders, subsistence harvesters, youth, and community members are encouraged to attend and share experiences, your concerns, and priorities. Lunch will be provided. If you can't attend in person, comments can be submitted online through September 30th at nativefederation.org.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 61 ·
Darlene Huntington
“AFN is hosting a subsistence listening session on Monday, August 31st, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall in Fairbanks.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 61 ·
Darlene Huntington
“Those impacted are encouraged as soon as possible by visiting ready.alaska.gov The deadline to apply is October 19th. Our thoughts and prayers remain with everyone impacted by the Mukluk Fire.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 61 ·
Darlene Huntington
“Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration making state individual assistance available for eligible residents. If your primary residence or essential personal property was damaged by the fire, assistance may be available for housing, personal property, transportation, temporary housing, and other disaster-related needs.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 61 ·