ALASKA TltOIJiKK'K
ASSOCIATION
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ItOGlLAK TKOLliKKS SIIOl'IA)
JOIN IN ION
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in the past, the above association
have ignored the Indian trellei*
1 hey have had no representation on
the board of directors and no work
is done among them. And yet the
Association seem to think that when
ever the Association goes on a strike,
rhe Indians who have no voice in
the matter whatever, should obey
uicir strike orders.
Pure Democracy is “Consent of
th , Governed "
However this era is passing.
Charles S. Johnson of Kake is one
oi the Directors of the Association.
One result of his work is the follow
ing resolution.
KKSOIATION M’MIiKIl 15
On motion of C' aides S. Johnson,
a delegate f’»,m t • local camp of
kake, it appears that there is an
increasing number of natives, mem
bers of the A task t Native Brother
hood, are becoming troller^ during
the entire trolling season, and that
their interests will be advanced by
joining the Alaska Troller’s Asso
ciation,
Therefore it is the sense of this
Convention of the Alaska Native
Brotacrhood, at Sitka, Alaska, that
tho°e of its members who are now
or will be trollers during the full
trolling season, be encouraged to
join the Alaska rtrollers’ Associa
tion.
It is ordered tha‘ a copy of this
motion be sent to the Alaska Troll
ers’ Assoriation.
WILLIAM L. PAUL.
Grand President.
Atte:t: SANDY A. STEVENS.
Grand Secretary.
THE FIRST CONSERVATIONISTS
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The first conservationists in Alas
ka in point of time were the Natives
fl‘ Yakutat. About one hundred
and thirty rears ago, these Natives
declared war and fought tin* Rus
sians because the Russians insisted
in killing ALL the sea-otter where
as the Natives insisted that a por
tion should he saved “for our
grand children’’ they said.
Would you risk your skin to save
sea-otter or fish for the future gen
erations of Alaska Most of you
would not because you expect to go
back to Seattle shortly anyway. If
you are in the government, service
you hope for a transfer.
These Yakut at Natives are still
insisting on CONSERVATION.
SIXTY FATHOMS LONG UNOl'tJH
Resolution Number ,■».
On the motion of the Yakutat
Camp of the Alaska Native Brother
hood, it appearing that there is
need Cor further conservation of
the salmon n the rivers tributary
to the waters arout d Yakutat, and
’t further appearing that the need
could be met by making it unlawful
to use drift gillnets having a greater
length than sixty fathoms,
We respectfully urge that the Se
cretary of Commerce issue the ne
cessary reg tuition limiting the
length of gill net- in the Yakutat
district to sixty fathoms.
Adopted by unanimous vote this
2 4th day of November, 1928.
WII .MAM i, PAUL
ft rand President
Attest: SANDY A. STEVENS,
Grand Secretary.
BUSOIATION AGAINST BOOT
LKGGIIRS Alt(H’M)
IJKOTHEKIIOO!) HALLS
Ilt-st; 1 nt ion No. IT
Whereas it lias hoen reported to
this Convention that liquor is being
s^le .n and around halls of the local
Brotherhood camps during dances,
and
‘Vhereas it has resulted in bring
ing < fscredit upon the good name of
the Brotherhood ana contributed to
tt A delinquency of minor children,
Lie it resolved that this Conven
tion request every Camp wherein
this problem exists to take the situ
at ion in han.' and enforce the laws
of the United States’ and the Con3ti
t ntii'ii of the Brotherhood and Sis
te«bood, and that they associate
themselves with the departments of
ltiw enforcement, to clean out the
disgraceful c ndith.i.s reported.
Ulopted this 2G;h day of No
vember, at Sitka, Alaska.
WT.LLIAM L. PAUL,
Grand President.
Attest: SAN. Y A. STEVENS,
Grand Secretary
ATTENTION .MR. AL WHITE
U. S. MARSHAL
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The poor Natives of Alaska are
struggling- against the liquctr evil
without ANY HELP from A1 White
< r his Deputies. The following re
solution is based in part on the
complaint of the Juneau Camp. We
have wondered why, in the very
home district of the United States
Marshal the liquor problem should
he so acute. One reason may bo
this—the United States Marshal Al
White ha-s office hours (from 9 a.in.
to r> p.m.). The dances in the
Biotherhood halls are at night AF
rl Git the office hours of United
States Marshal White. What other
unison can there lie?
We are sending a copy of this ap
peal for help to Asst. Attorney Gen
eral Mable Willebrant.
CONVENTION THANKS
THE MUSICIANS
Hoiolution No. 18
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Whereas this convention of the
\laska Native Brotherhood and
Sisterhood would liave been more or
less of a failure without the assist
ance of the many musicians who
contributed their services to the
urograms of the convention,
Be it resolved that by this reso
lution we convey our thanks to all
the musicians who took part in mak
ing this convent on the most suc
cessful of all the conventions of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood since its
first in 1913, and particularly to the