Katie John Named An Alaskan "Woman Of The Century"
Katie John of Mentasta, Alaska – a Copper Valley Ahtna Athabascan Village – has been named one of 10 Alaskan "Women Of The Century....
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Katie John of Mentasta, Alaska – a Copper Valley Ahtna Athabascan Village – has been named one of 10 Alaskan "Women Of The Century." The award was given in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women being given the vote in 1920 – two years after the 1918 flu pandemic.
She's not a surprising pick. The late Katie John sued the state and federal governments in the 1980's for Native subsistence rights. A mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Katie John took her case for subsistence rights all the way to the United States Supreme Court. And she won.
She's not a surprising pick. The late Katie John sued the state and federal governments in the 1980's for Native subsistence rights. A mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Katie John took her case for subsistence rights all the way to the United States Supreme Court. And she won.
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| Katie John, at home in Mentasta. (File Photo, Country Journal) |
