blue fox from entering traps set
for other animals,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLV
ED that the Grand Camp of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood re
quest the Alaska Game Commis
sion that it repeal or modify the
law regulating the trapping of
blue foxes on islands not reserv
ed for fox farms.
Adopted at Ketchikan, Alaska,
this 14th day of November,
1930.
Louis Shotridge,
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Gand Secretary.
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THE NEW LEADERS
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The convention of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood is over.
Louis Shotridge of Klukwan is
the head of the organization,
made so almost unanimously.
Son of the famous Chief Shot
ridge of the Chilkat Valley, Louis
has made himself a force among
the Thlinget people of South
eastern Alaska by virtue of his
ov i ability.
He attended the Sitka Train
ing (now Sheldon Jackson)
School at Sitka as a boy. In his
own words the only encourage
ment he received from his fam
ily to continue-his struggle was
letters telling him of death in
the family and for him to re
turn heme immediately. When
in his early twenties, he went to
San Francisco where he had
charge of Alaska Indian exhibits
of a large trading company.
While in San Francisco he took
un vocal study and in the course
of time was trouping through
out the United States. In Phila
deJnhia ne entered the Wharton
School of Commerce and while
there became interested in the
ethno^off’cal department of the
University of Pennsylvania and
especially in the Alaska deoart
r~>'>-!+■ t.t0 iVioc« made an assist
ant in that department which
position he has held for more
than ten years. This year he was
given complete charge of this
department having assistants to
take charge of the work while
he is in the North country gath
ering other valuable curios and
data and legends to add to
the exhibit which is now one of
the best in the country.
He has shown an interest in
the work of the Brotherhood for
several years but did not be
come active in the work until at
the Sitka convention where as
chairman of the local executive
committee he showed such or
ganizing ability that he was a
marked man. He could not be
in Alaska during the past year
so refused to run for any office.
This year ho v/as prevailed upon
to do so with the result that he
was easily elected.
Under his leadership the or
ganization will receive a new
impetus; a new interest in its
work. And it will make a pro
gress that might well be envied
hv any organization in the Ter
ritory.
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VICE PRESIDENT
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Frank G. Johnson of Wrangell
was easily the cho;ce of the con
vention for the office of Vice
President. “Doctor” Johnson is
a graduate of the University of
Oregon with the degree of B. S.,
ana he further put in a year in
the study of medicine whereby
he is more generally known as
‘Doc” to the membership of the
organization. The poor seajons
of fishing and sickness have kept
him from completing his med
ical course.
During the past year as Grand
Secretary, Frank Johnson de
monstrated his ability to carry
on controversy with some of the
leading politicians with no dis
credit to himself. And his as
siduous application to the work
of his office earned him the step
up as next in command of the
organization, Frank is a coming
leader, logical and not easily
swayed but with heart in the
work and a mind open to what
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